The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.

Game theory, however, deals only with the way in which ultrasmart, all knowing people should behave in competitive situations, and has little to say to Mr. X as he confronts the morass of his problem.

A final word of advice: don't gloat about how well you have done.

Most people, even in simple risky situations, don't behave the way the theory of utility would have them behave.

We act like a zero-sum society, when in reality there is a lot of non zero-sum fat to be skimmed off to everyone's mutual advantage.

The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.

the mediation of internal conflicts can be resolved by linkages with other problems.