The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. Tony Robbins We know good communication is important. But how, exactly, do we go about doing that? Let me be clear, you are not going to instantly become an effective communicator by reading a…

Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. The perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from. Agent Smith, The Matrix (1999) Our bodies…

Heard it in a love song Heard it in a love song Heard it in a love song Can’t be wrong Marshall Tucker Band This song is from the ’70s — before social media when people understood sarcasm. Many love songs have an unhealthy view of love. Every breath you…

The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person. Carlo Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity There are many voices calling for equity today. Unfortunately, there is one realm where perfect equity reigns: human stupidity. No matter how you divide the…

This is the feedback loop behind all human behavior: try, fail, learn, try differently. James Clear, Atomic Habits Slow, steady growth over time produces some incredible results. Unfortunately, many people make one or more of the following four mistakes and see little or no progress. Many never try anything outside…

The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities. Shunryu Suzuki When you are a beginner, you don’t know what to pay attention to, so you pay attention to everything. As you approach expert…

“No” is a word that must never be negotiated, because the person who chooses not to hear it is trying to control you. Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear No. Those two letters form a complete sentence. In fact, they are standing alone right there as an entire paragraph. …

He who thinks he knows, doesn’t know. He who knows that he doesn’t know, knows. Joseph Campbell The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. When I knew less, I was less aware of the vast areas of knowledge that I hadn’t explored. But there is…

Tragedy is an unfinished comedy. Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Long before there was rom-com, bromance, mockumentary, whodunit, steampunk, and infomercials — there was simply tragedy and comedy. The primary difference between tragedies and comedies was how they ended. Tragedies had tragic endings; comedies had “happy” endings. …