Our genetic heritage endows each of us with a series of emotional set-points that determines our temperament. But the brain circuitry involved is extraordinarily malleable; temperament is not destiny.

The more time you put into practicing, then, the greater the payoff.

Daydreaming incubates creative discovery.

Whoever has the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you try to dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolve conflict, not how to start it.

I don't think focus is in itself ever a bad thing. But focus of the wrong kind, or managed poorly, can be.

Scheduling down time as part of your routine is hard but worth it, personally, even professionally.

One aspect of a successful relationship is not just how compatible you are, but how you deal with your incompatibility.