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[4] I didn’t know financial literacy, mental health, psychology, and business ethics were important. But once I got to know, I didn’t look back. These skills can help you in the long run. It sure did for me.

Mistakes I Made Early On...

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It was a mystery with one intriguing clue: programmers from the same companies performed at more or less the same level, even though they hadn’t worked together. That’s because top performers overwhelmingly worked for companies that gave their workers the most privacy, personal space, control over their physical environments, and freedom from interruption. Sixty-two percent of the best performers said that their workspace was acceptably private, compared to only 19 percent of the worst performers; 76 percent of the worst performers but only 38 percent of the top performers said that people often interrupted them needlessly.

Quiet

Susan Cain

One word of caution: If you are going to work strange names into your talk, having learned them through inquiries made for the occasion, be sure you have them exactly right; be sure you understand fully the reason for your use of the names; be sure you mention them only in a favorable way; and use them in moderation.

The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking

Dale Carnegie

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