People whoare too

People whoare too
People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...
  

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Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.
Adversity introduces a man to himself.
If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.
Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.
Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.
Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.
No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.
When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.
It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.