There is a simple way to package information that, under the right circumstances, can make it irresistible. All you have to do is find it.

Incompetence is certainty in the absence of expertise. Overconfidence is certainty in the presence of expertise.

if we can control the environment in which rapid cognition takes place, then we can control rapid cognition

You don't manage a social wrong. You should be ending it.

There is this tremendous body of knowledge in the world of academia where extraordinary numbers of incredibly thoughtful people have taken the time to examine on a really profound level the way we live our lives and who we are and where we've been. That brilliant learning sometimes gets trapped in academia and never sees the light of day.

Occasions when you can change your mind should be cherished, because they mean you're smarter than you were before.

The act of facing overwhelming odds produces greatness and beauty.