When we focus on others, our world expands.

Who does not recall school at least in part as endless dreary hours of boredom punctuated by moments of high anxiety?

In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.

Empathetic people are superb at recognizing and meeting the needs of clients, customers, or subordinates. They seem approachable, wanting to hear what people have to say. They listen carefully, picking up on what people are truly concerned about, and respond on the mark.

In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels

Attention is a little-noticed and underrated mental asset.

Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings.