“So you want to keep your lover or your employee close. Bound to you, even. You have a few options. You could be the best lover they've ever had, kind, charming, thoughtful, competent, witty, and a tiger in bed. You could be the best workplace they've ever had, with challenging work, rewards for talent, initiative, and professional development, an excellent work/life balance, and good pay. But both of those options demand a lot from you. ¶ Besides, your lover (or employee) will stay only as long as she wants to under those systems, and you want to keep her even when she doesn't want to stay. How do you pin her to your side, irrevocably, permanently, and perfectly legally? You create a sick system.” #sick_system - × × ×

Rule 1: Keep them too busy to think. Rule 2: Keep them tired. Rule 3: Keep them emotionally involved. Rule 4: Reward intermittently. - × × ×

Там про другое, ваще-та. RTFA. - × × ×

"Regular crises perform two functions: They keep people too busy to think, and they provide intermittent reinforcement. After all, sometimes you win—and when you've mostly lost, a taste of success is addictive." - Документы зимы хорошие

Да, там всё прекрасное. С одной стороны — про то, как строить всякие штуки про экспириенс, с другой — каких ошибок и ловушек избегать в общении с людьми (и нелюдьми). - × × ×

Дело не в том, есть у меня дети или нет. Там просто *про другое*. - × × ×

Ох, ну конечно же. - × × ×