The majority of human beings live their whole lives unaware that they are only seeing a limited cone of vision at any moment.
David EaglemanEverything that creates itself upon the backs of smaller scales will by those same scales be consumed.
David EaglemanEverybody knows the power of deadlines - and we all hate them. But their effectiveness is undeniable.
David EaglemanYou gleefully say, "I just thought of something!", when in fact your brain performed an enormous amount of work before your moment of genius struck. When an idea is served up from behind the scenes, your neural circuitry has been working on it for hours or days or years, consolidating information and trying out new combinations. But you take credit without further wonderment at the vast, hidden machinery behind the scenes.
David Eagleman