# The Art of Thinking in Graphs  ## Metadata - Author: [[Dolev Erez]] - Full Title: The Art of Thinking in Graphs - Category: #books ## Highlights - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ([Location 304](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=304)) ## New highlights added June 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM - The Rosenthal Effect, or Pygmalion Effect, explores how high expectations can lead to improved performance. ([Location 1204](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1204)) - Set High Expectations for Others: ([Location 1250](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1250)) - maintaining high expectations, both for oneself and for others, is essential for unlocking untapped potential and achieving optimal results. ([Location 1267](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1267)) - This principle illustrates how initial advantages lead to further gains while initial disadvantages hinder progress. ([Location 1277](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1277)) - Note: Refer to Rosenthal effect in previous chapter. ## New highlights added June 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM - the Peter Principle. The principle suggests that employees are often promoted based on their current performance until they reach a position where they are no longer competent. ([Location 1355](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1355)) - psychological underpinnings of obedience, as revealed by the Milgram Experiment. ([Location 1432](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1432)) - The Bystander Effect is a psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present. ([Location 1505](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1505)) - The Hawthorne Effect reveals how individuals and animals alter their behavior in response to being observed. ([Location 1566](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1566)) - The Streisand Effect encapsulates the paradoxical phenomenon where attempts to hide, suppress, or censor information only amplify its public exposure. ([Location 1628](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1628)) - The spotlight effect, also known as the illusion of transparency, refers to the tendency for people to overestimate the degree to which their own actions, appearance, or behaviors are noticed and evaluated by others. ([Location 1700](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1700)) - “Care about people’s approval, and you will always be their prisoner.” – Lao Tzu ([Location 1776](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0DQ8Z9K4D&location=1776))