“At the end of the day, I love having my own space. I guess that's just the introvert in me: I get my energy from small-group conversations and from spending time on my own.”
Source: #Dear Tomorrow: Notes to My Future Self
“You need not remove
if you can re-move them.”
Source: Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom : Perspectives & Reflections
“Never again will I underestimate the greatness inside of me just because of the hate and limited thinking inside of others.”
Source: Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
“Consciousness is a dance between perception and memory.”
Source: Consciousness in a Nutshell: A Psychonautical Odyssey
“Most people most of the time make decisions with little awareness of what they are doing. They take action with little understanding of their own motives and without beginning to know the ramifications of their choices.”
Source: The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
“Letting potential hires choose which dimension is more important makes them feel like they have more of an active role in the process—and hopefully satisfies their need to negotiate. By letting candidates choose between two options the boss is equally happy with, potential hires feel like they have more autonomy without making the boss any worse off.
It’s providing a menu: a limited set of options from which people can choose.”
Source: The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind
“The typical characteristics of the egocentric mentality are arrogance and bravado, but even a submissive
personality who is seemingly void of ego can also be self-centered and selfish. He is consumed by his own pain, filled with self-pity, and unable to feel anyone else’s pain while drowning in his own. Such a person experiences no real connection to anyone outside of himself, despite his seemingly noble nature. He will not—cannot—burden himself unless he receives a larger payout in the form of acceptance or approval. His taking is disguised as giving. His fear is dressed up as love. (He may also be motivated by the need to assuage feelings of guilt or inadequacy, yet still his aim is to reduce his own suffering, not someone else’s.)”
Source: Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
“If you give out of fear or guilt, your self-esteem is not enriched; indeed, it is only diminished. You aren’t really giving; the other person is taking. You are being taken advantage of, with your consent.”
Source: Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
“Self-esteem is keenly observed as a reflection of one’s relationships and manifests in three main domains: one’s history and patterns, interactions and exchanges, and borders and boundaries.”
Source: Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
“Certitudes then replace all thinking. They become a substitute for understanding. They bend reality to match the narrative. They create stark divisions that alienate people with a different perspective.”
Source: Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity and Become Extraordinary