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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 specia
+ | KFC = American fast-food chain specializing in fried chicken
+ | 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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