“It turns out that trust is in fact earned in the smallest of moments. It is earned not through heroic deeds, or even highly visible actions, but through paying attention, listening, and gestures of genuine care and connection.”
― Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
― Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
“If you ever feel lazy or dull, take heart: you’re the busiest, brightest thing on the planet.”
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
“If our brains were simple enough to be understood, we wouldn’t be smart enough to understand them.”
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
“Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive—it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.”
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
― Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
“Oxytocin, the luv hormone, makes us more prosocial to Us and worse to everyone else. That’s not generic prosociality. That’s ethnocentrism and xenophobia. In other words, the actions of these neuropeptides depend dramatically on context—who you are, your environment, and who that person is.”
― Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
― Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
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