Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.

While there I began to study the Asian religions as theories of mind.

Positive work environments outperform negative work environments.

Motivation aside, if people get better at these life skills, everyone benefits: The brain doesn't distinguish between being a more empathic manager and a more empathic father.

Western business people often don't get the importance of establishing human relationships.

There are a host of surprises among longer-term meditators, like a boost in the immune system from a day of practice, which is not seen in beginners, and a rapid recovery from stress or pain. At the "Olympic level" we find there is no anticipatory anxiety when the stress of pain is certain to come, and no lingering aftereffects - unlike the stress reactions in ordinary folk.

Well, any effort to maximize your potential and ability is a good thing.