Hanoi

“The contents of our mind are a product of our genes, our environment, and our personal choice. Our genes nudge us in certain directions—sometimes this nudge might more aptly be described as a shove—but we make the decisions that determine the trajectory of our lives.”
― William Von Hippel, The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy

“Although we suffer from many of our ancestors' bad habits, they also evolved a motivational system that continues to reward us when we get it right. This is happiness.”
― William Von Hippel, The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy

“When children earn stickers or candies by working as a team, they withhold their goodies from children who didn't help but share with children who did. This might not seem very friendly—it might even seem like behavior you should correct: sharing is caring after all—but from an evolutionary standpoint, it's mission critical.”
― William Von Hippel, The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy