Alternative descriptions of the same reality evoke different emotions and different associations.

All of us roughly know what memory is. I mean, memory is sort of the storage of the past. It's the storage of our personal experiences. It's a very big deal.

You are more likely to learn something by finding surprises in your own behavior than by hearing surprising facts about people in general.

Most things that couples disagree upon aren't worth more than a day's combat.

Adaptation seems to be, to a substantial extent, a process of reallocating your attention.

It is only a slight exaggeration to say that happiness is the experience of spending time with people you love and who love you.

One study found that people who just thought about watching their favorite movie actually raised their endorphin levels by 27 percent.