James Harbaugh

“Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience, he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain.”
― Thomas Paine, The Crisis

“Whenever the whole is different from the sum of the parts—whenever there’s cooperation or competition going on—the governing equations must be nonlinear.”
― Steven H. Strogatz, Sync: How Order Emerges From Chaos In the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life

“three pillars of self-determination—autonomy, competence, and community”
― Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

“Importantly, intrinsic motivation seems the more potent kind, because, you could argue, the rewards come from within our own brains.42 The contradiction produced here is that sometimes if you coerce people into doing something via rewards like financial incentives, they feel less like it’s their decision to do it, so their motivation becomes contingent on said rewards. Basically, once the reward is received/removed, the associated motivation fades away. This doesn’t seem to happen if it stems from an internal, personal source, if it’s our own decision to do it. One study focused on children who were given art supplies to play with.”
― Dean Burnett, Happy Brain: Where Happiness Comes From, and Why