There is more going on beneath the surface than we think, and more going on in little, finite moments of time than we would guess.

The difference isn't resources, it's attitude.

In the act of tearing something apart, you lose its meaning.

Happiness, in one sense, is a function of how closely our world conforms to the infinite variety of human preference.

People are in one of two states in a relationship,” Gottman went on. “The first is what I call positive sentiment override, where positive emotion overrides irritability. It’s like a buffer. Their spouse will do something bad, and they’ll say, ‘Oh, he’s just in a crummy mood.’ Or they can be in negative sentiment override, so that even a relatively neutral thing that a partner says gets perceived as negative.

Those with health insurance are overinsured and their behavior is distorted by moral hazard. Those without health insurance use their own money to make decisions based on an assessment of their needs. The insured are wasteful. The uninsured are prudent. So what's the solution? Make the insured a little more like the uninsured.

I should point out that I have a picture of Asbel Kiprop as the screensaver on my phone. Is that embarrassing?