Companies in the East put a lot more emphasis on human relationships, while those from the West focus on the product, the bottom line. Westerners appear to have more of a need for achievement, while in the East there's more need for affiliation.

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

People learn what they want to learn. If learning is forced on us, even if we master it temporarily, it is soon forgotten.

As much as 80% of adult "success" comes from EQ.

Smart phones and social media expand our universe. We can connect with others or collect information easier and faster than ever.

Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.

Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.