Overloading attention shrinks mental control. Life immersed in digital distractions creates a near constant cognitive overload. And that overload wears out self-control.

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

The social brain is in its natural habitat when we're talking with someone face-to-face in real time.

When I say manage emotions, I only mean the really distressing, incapacitating emotions. Feeling emotions is what makes life rich. You need your passions.

Every morning, I go off to a small studio behind my house to write. I try to ignore all email and phone calls until lunchtime. Then I launch into the sometimes frantic busy-ness of a tightly scheduled day.

Evolutionary theory holds that our ability to sense when we should be suspicious has been every bit as essential for human survival as our capacity for trust and cooperation.

Risk taking and the drive to pursue innovative ideas are the fuel that stokes the entrepreneurial spirit.