I'm insatiably curious about human nature.

Another study, of 38,000 knowledge workers across different sectors, found that the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest barriers to productivity. Even multitasking, that prized feat of modern-day office warriors, turns out to be a myth.

There are only a few people out there who can completely overcome their fears, and they all live in Tibet.

Jealousy is an ugly emotion, but it tells the truth. You mostly envy those who have what you desire.

A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious. Introversion is viewed somewhere between disappointment and pathology.

It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating them from other people's emotions and from the tragedies and cruelties of the world.

...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around.