That's really part of being a grounded theory researcher - putting names to concepts and experiences that people have.

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

The opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.

Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing.

We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.

Perfection is crucial in building an aircraft, a bridge, or a high-speed train. The code and mathematics residing just below the surface of the Internet is also this way. Things are either perfectly right or they will not work. So much of the world we work and live in is based upon being correct, being perfect.