Our emotional mind will harness the rational mind to its purposes, for our feelings and reactions-- rationalizations-- justifying them in terms of the present moment, without realizing the influence of our emotional memory.

Our passions, when well exercised, have wisdom; they guide our thinking, our values, our survival.

Women, on average, tend to be more aware of their emotions, show more empathy, and are more adept interpersonally. Men on the other hand, are more self-confident and optimistic, adapt more easily, and handle stress better.

people's emotions are rarely put into words , far more often they are expressed through other cues. the key to intuiting another's feelings is in the ability to read nonverbal channels , tone of voice , gesture , facial expression and the like

Daydreaming incubates creative discovery.

Directing attention toward where it needs to go is a primal task of leadership.

The human brain is by no means fully formed at birth. It continues to shape itself through life, with the most intense growth occurring during childhood.