I need to add that my work on multiple intelligences received a huge boost in 1995 when Daniel Goleman published his book on emotional intelligence. I am often confused with Dan. Initially, though Dan and I are longtime friends, this confusion irritated me.

There is no single truth, but each of the scholarly disciplines has methods which lead one ever closer to the truth.

One must exploit the asynchronies that have befallen one, link them to a promising issue or domain, reframe frustrations as opportunities, and, above all, persevere.

No individual can be in full control of his fate-our strengths come significantly from our history, our experiences largely from the vagaries of chance. But by seizing the opportunity to leverage and frame these experiences, we gain agency over them. And this heightened agency, in turn, places us in a stronger position to deal with future experiences, even as it may alter our own sense of strengths and possibilities.

The Goal of Education is to Help People Use Their Minds Better

Part of the maturity of the sciences is an appreciation of which questions are best left to other disciplinary approaches.

If you are not prepared to resign or be fired for what you believe in, then you are not a worker, let alone a professional. You are a slave.