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| Adolph Coors = American brewery brand; example of focused growth
| Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland = Novel by Lewis Carroll; fantasy children's classic
| American Journal of Physics = Peer-reviewed physics journal; publishes research and educational articles
| Andrew Carnegie = Scottish-American industrialist; led expansion of the U.S. steel industry
| Angelo Amorico = Italian tour guide and entrepreneur
| Apple = American technology company; maker of iPhone and Mac
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| Arthur Guinness = Irish brewer; founder of Guinness brewery
| Athens 2004 = 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
| Baba Shiv = Indian-American marketing professor; studies decision making and self-control
| Bard Press = American independent publisher of business and self-help
| Beijing 2008 = 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
| Ben-Gurion University of the Negev = Israeli public research university in Beersheba
| Billy Crystal = American actor and comedian
| Bing Nursery School = Stanford University laboratory preschool; site of classic marshmallow experiments
| Bob Bowman = American swim coach for Michael Phelps
| Bronnie Ware = Australian palliative care author; regrets research popularizer
| Candace Lightner = American activist; founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving
| Carol Dweck = American psychologist; growth mindset researcher
| Charles Dickens = English novelist of the Victorian era
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| City Slickers = 1991 American comedy film
| Clifford Nass = Stanford communication professor; multitasking researcher
| Curry Commercial College = Former business college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| David Meyer = University of Michigan cognitive psychologist
| Domino Day = Televised domino-toppling event held in the Netherlands
| Dominican University of California = Private university in San Rafael, California
| Ebenezer Scrooge = Fictional miser in A Christmas Carol
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| Eiffel Tower = Paris iron tower; global landmark
| Everest = Highest mountain on Earth
| Exploratorium = Interactive science museum and learning center in San Francisco
| Extraordinary Results = Third section of The ONE Thing; focuses on outcomes and personal change
| Farouk Arjani = Business mentor referenced by Bhatia
| Focusing Question = Central prioritization question from the book
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| Google = American search and advertising company
| Good Samaritan Experiment = Psychology study on helping under time pressure
| Hogwarts = Fictional wizarding school in the Harry Potter series
| Hotmail = Early webmail service acquired by Microsoft
| Hyperbolic discounting = Behavioral economics term; preference for near rewards
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| Joseph M. Juran = Quality management pioneer and consultant
| K. Anders Ericsson = Swedish psychologist; deliberate practice researcher
| KFC = American fast-food chain
| Leaning Tower of Pisa = Freestanding bell tower in Pisa, Italy
| Leeuwarden = City in the northern Netherlands
| LexisNexis = Legal and news database platform for research
| Lorne Whitehead = Canadian physicist; described the growing domino-toppling effect
| Mark Twain = Pen name of American author Samuel Clemens
| Matt Richtel = American journalist and novelist; wrote “Driven to Distraction” series
| Megan Oaten = Australian psychologist; researched self-control and habit change
| Michael Phelps = American swimmer; most decorated Olympian
| Microsoft = American technology company; creator of Windows and Office
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving = U.S. nonprofit; campaigns against drunk driving
| Netherlands = Country in Western Europe
| Paul Allen = American investor and technologist; co-founded Microsoft
| Paul Graham = British computer scientist and essayist; co-founded Y Combinator
| Peyton Manning = American football quarterback; two-time Super Bowl champion
| Pittsburgh = City in Pennsylvania, United States
| Princeton University = Private Ivy League university in Princeton, New Jersey
| Run for the Water = Austin charity race supporting clean-water projects in Burundi
| Ryan Hreljac = Canadian activist; founded Ryan’s Well Foundation as a child
| Ryan’s Well Foundation = Canadian charity funding clean-water projects in developing countries
| SAT = Standardized college admissions test used in the United States
| Sabeer Bhatia = Indian-American entrepreneur; co-founded Hotmail webmail service
| Sam Walton = American businessman; founded Wal-Mart retail chain
| Splenda = Brand of sucralose-based artificial sweetener
| Stanford University = Private research university in Stanford, California
| Steve Jobs = American entrepreneur; co-founded Apple and led its revival
| The National = English-language daily newspaper based in Abu Dhabi
| Thomas Gilovich = American psychologist at Cornell; studies judgment, bias, and regret
| Time blocking = Productivity method; reserving calendar blocks for focused priority work
| University College London = Public research university in London, England
| Victoria Medvec = American psychologist; researches regret and decision-making processes
| Vilfredo Pareto = Italian economist; inspired the Pareto Principle on unequal distributions
| Wal-Mart = American multinational retail chain of discount department stores
| Walter Mischel = Austrian-born American psychologist; led the marshmallow self-control studies
| Weijers Domino Productions = Dutch production company; organized televised Domino Day events
| Yahoo = American web services company; provides news, search, and e-mail
| #default = Hi reader, have a great day! 😎
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