I've worked with farmers in Zimbabwe who've lost their lands. I've worked with people in Venezuela, under threat of kidnappings, whose external world is unstable. But they have very strong social connections with their family and friends. And as a result, they're able to maintain a greater level of happiness and optimism than I've seen from bankers, consultants, or salespeople who are on the road all the time, who follow jobs separated from their families, and, as a result, find themselves missing out on the happiness that comes from those very connections that they severed.

Research shows you get multiple tasks done faster if you do them one at a time. It also decreases stress and raises happiness.

If we study what is merely average, we will remain merely average.

The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck.

Happiness is the precursor to success.

Your brain at positive is 31% more productive than your brain at negative, neutral or stressed.

You can study gravity forever without learning how to fly.