People learn what they want to learn. If learning is forced on us, even if we master it temporarily, it is soon forgotten.
Daniel GolemanBuying phosphate-free soap allows you to say, 'My detergent doesn't have the harsh chemicals others do.' The question is, how are you washing with it? The very worst thing for the Earth about detergent is that we heat water to use it.
Daniel GolemanWho does not recall school at least in part as endless dreary hours of boredom punctuated by moments of high anxiety?
Daniel GolemanA little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother expresses clear pleasure at the request and quite another if mommy responds with a curt 'Don't bother me - I've got important work to do.'
Daniel Goleman