Often we don't have a good notion of what our talents are, because we have never had a chance to try them out.

Our jobs determine to a large extent what our lives are like. Is what you do for a living making you ill? Does it keep you from becoming a more fully realized person? Do you feel ashamed of what you have to do at work? All too often, the answer to such questions is yes. Yet it does not have to be like that. Work can be one of the most joyful, most fulfilling aspects of life. Whether it will be or not depends on the actions we collectively take.

Whatever the dictates of fashion, it seems that those who take the trouble to gain mastery over what happens in consciousness do lead a happier life.

If we know what that set point is, we can predict fairly accurately when you will be in flow, and it will be when your challenges are higher than average and skills are higher than average.

It is not the skills we actually have that determine how we feel but the ones we think we have.

It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.

Act as if the future of the universe depends on what you do, while laughing at yourself for thinking that your actions make any difference.