That’s money, the substance that makes the world real. There’s something so corrupt and sexy about it.
“The constant vigilance and my heightened anxiety that I'd screw it up anyway exhausted me, but I persevered.”
― The Girl He Used to Know
― The Girl He Used to Know
“Success depends on psychological safety. At Google, members of teams with high levels of psychological safety were less likely to leave their jobs, brought in more revenue, and were rated effective twice as often by executives. MIT researchers who studied team performance came to the same conclusion: simply grouping smart people together doesn’t guarantee a smart team. Online and off, the best teams discuss ideas frequently, do not let one person dominate the conversation, and are sensitive to one another’s feelings.”
― No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
― No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
“One of the hardest things for traumatized people is to confront their shame about the way they behaved during a traumatic episode, whether it is objectively warranted (as in the commission of atrocities) or not (as in the case of a child who tries to placate her abuser).”
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
“The party never stopped at Mick's place. He categorized three phases of a good drug binge: ascending, transcending, disintegration.”
― The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks
― The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks
“Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.”
― Daisy Jones & The Six
― Daisy Jones & The Six
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