Our brain’s performance is being gravely manipulated, resulting in behaviors that leave us more lonely, anxious, depressed, distrustful, illness-prone, and overweight than ever before. At the same time, we feel disconnected from ourselves, from others, and from the world at large.
Read MoreThese past forty years have witnessed the twin epidemics of the negative extremes of both of these emotions: addiction (from too much pleasure) and depression (from not enough happiness).
Read MoreWhen fear stops us from asking questions, it stops us from solving treatable problems.
Read MoreDiagnosis is a gatekeeping process, and it slams its heavy bars in the face of anyone who is too poor, too busy, too Black, too feminine, too queer, and too gender nonconforming, among others.
Read More“The clearest evidence that justice is the most important of all the virtues comes from what happens when you remove it. It’s remarkably stark: The presence of injustice instantly renders any act of virtue—courage, discipline, wisdom—any skill, any achievement, worthless…or worse.”
Read MoreThe great promise of gene editing is that it will transform medicine. The peril is that it will widen the healthcare divide between rich and poor.
Read MoreSomething about today feels so full of hope.
Read MoreWe must learn to invite the winter in. We may never choose to winter, but we can choose how.
Read MoreAnxiety works by anticipating and inhibiting. It says: Don’t do that, you’ll get hurt. Don’t do that, you’ll be disappointed. Don’t do that, you’ll embarrass yourself. Anxiety likes routine. It likes predictability. It likes knowing outcomes.
Read MorePerhaps my biggest takeaway was that modern medicine does not really have a handle on when and how to treat the chronic diseases of aging that will likely kill most of us.
Read MoreThe cult of the self prioritizes the needs of the individual while disregarding the needs of others.
Read MoreThere was no way I was waking up every morning to face myself.
Read MoreNo dark fate determines the future. We do. Each day and each moment, we are able to create and re-create our lives and the very quality of human life on our planet. This is the power we wield.
Read MoreTalk less, get more. This book is about learning how to engage with the world in ways that give us an advantage.
Read MoreThe commonsense rules of the “real world” are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions.
Read MoreAnd when we make mistakes—when we fail to lead—our identity; our sense of self; our self-esteem; our deeply held beliefs about what it will take to feel loved and safe and that we belong, as well as that most the basic ability to provide for ourselves and our loved ones, seems to implode.
Read MoreBeing different conditions you toward cautiousness, even as it demands that you be bold.
Read MoreDiscipline isn’t just endurance and strength. It’s also finding the best, most economical way of doing something. It’s the commitment to evolving and improving so that the tasks get more efficient as you go.
Read More“Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That’s it in a nutshell.” - Twyla Tharp
Read MoreDespite the mind-numbingly stupid things Glover and the Jackass crew get up to, Steve-O is a smart guy. Now, he’s healthy and sober, and this book is an exercise in learning from your mistakes, self-improvement, and growth. Throughout the book, Steve-O talks about his addictions (several), his career (varied), and how he’s had a roller coaster of a life.
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