795 memorable quotes from Lenny's Podcast guests
βGood answers are people who put structure and a way forward through the ambiguity.β
βAn awareness and mindfulness that our lives will come to an end punctuates reality in a way that requires me to rethink my priorities.β
βTo me, leadership is broadly defined as having influence in the world, and so by that definition, to me, everyone is a leader because we all have influence in some way.β
βSometimes I have an abbreviated version of that where I'm noticing I'm activated, I'm clinging to an opinion, I'm arguing with somebody, and I'm just like, 'Beyond all polarities.'β
βWhat I really care about is you not killing yourself in the process.β
βUntil you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.β
βThe question that I often ask is how have I been complicit in creating the conditions I say I don't want.β
βYou have to trust yourself and understand your strengths and weaknesses.β
βSometimes inadvertently that leads you down the wrong path.β
βIt reads like a Hollywood thriller.β
βBeing able to force rank that list of things, draw a line, say these are the ones everyone has to do, has created a lot more focus and clarity than we had before.β
βIt's in the crucible of things being hard that you learn the most.β
βYou have to be able to have those debates... but then you have to be able to come out of those conversations with a clear company point of view.β
βFor me, analytics is a business impact driving function and not purely a service function.β
βSleep can solve lots of problems.β
βRetention is a terrible thing to goal on. It's almost impossible to drive in a meaningful way in a short term.β
βHope is a discipline.β
βMost people are better at understanding the feelings and sensations that typography and logos give us than they give themselves credit for.β
βThe cover of the book should be giving you incredible insight into what is on the interior of the book and setting the tone.β
βThe critical voice in your head says, 'You need me to be productive,' but it's usually a huge detriment to being able to really be successful.β