The Power Of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
by Chip Heath /
2017 / English / PDF
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The
TheNew York Times
New York Times bestselling authors of
bestselling authors ofSwitch
Switch
and
andMade to Stick
Made to Stick explore why certain brief experiences can
jolt us and elevate us and change us—and how we can learn to
explore why certain brief experiences can
jolt us and elevate us and change us—and how we can learn tocreate
create such extraordinary moments in our life and
work.
such extraordinary moments in our life and
work.
While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable
positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation,
insight, pride, and connection. If we embrace these elements, we
can conjure more moments that matter. What if a teacher could
design a lesson that he knew his students would remember twenty
years later? What if a manager knew how to create an experience
that would delight customers? What if you had a better sense of how
to create memories that matter for your children?
While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable
positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation,
insight, pride, and connection. If we embrace these elements, we
can conjure more moments that matter. What if a teacher could
design a lesson that he knew his students would remember twenty
years later? What if a manager knew how to create an experience
that would delight customers? What if you had a better sense of how
to create memories that matter for your children?
This book delves into some fascinating mysteries of experience: Why
we tend to remember the best or worst moment of an experience, as
well as the last moment, and forget the rest. Why “we feel most
comfortable when things are certain, but we feel most alive when
they’re not.” And why our most cherished memories are clustered
into a brief period during our youth.
This book delves into some fascinating mysteries of experience: Why
we tend to remember the best or worst moment of an experience, as
well as the last moment, and forget the rest. Why “we feel most
comfortable when things are certain, but we feel most alive when
they’re not.” And why our most cherished memories are clustered
into a brief period during our youth.
Readers discover how brief experiences can change lives, such as
the experiment in which two strangers meet in a room, and
forty-five minutes later, they leave as best friends. (What happens
in that time?) Or the tale of the world’s youngest female
billionaire, who credits her resilience to something her father
asked the family at the dinner table. (What was that simple
question?)
Readers discover how brief experiences can change lives, such as
the experiment in which two strangers meet in a room, and
forty-five minutes later, they leave as best friends. (What happens
in that time?) Or the tale of the world’s youngest female
billionaire, who credits her resilience to something her father
asked the family at the dinner table. (What was that simple
question?)
Many of the defining moments in our lives are the result of
accident or luck—but why would we leave our most meaningful,
memorable moments to chance when we can create them?
Many of the defining moments in our lives are the result of
accident or luck—but why would we leave our most meaningful,
memorable moments to chance when we can create them?The Power
of Moments
The Power
of Moments shows us how to be the author of richer experiences.
shows us how to be the author of richer experiences.