Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

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"Once we know something, we find it hard to imagine what it was like not to know it."

Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

"Anger prepares us to fight and fear prepares us to flee."

Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

"To make our communications more effective, we need to shift our thinking from "What information do I need to convey?" to "What questions do I want my audience to ask?"

Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

"The first problem of communication is getting people's attention."

Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

"If I already intuitively "get" what you're trying to tell me, why should I obsess about remembering it? The danger, of course, is that what sounds like common sense often isn't.... It's your job, as a communicator, to expose the parts of your message that are uncommon sense.(p.72)"

Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

"People tend to overuse any idea or concept that delivers an emotional kick."

Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

"An old advertising maxim says you've got to spell out the benefit of the benefit. In other words, people don't buy quarter-inch drill bits. They buy quarter-inch holes so they can hang their children's pictures."

Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

"The most basic way to get someone's attention is this: Break a pattern."

Chip Heath, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die