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If people insult you, their words won't hurt your brain the first time, or the second, or maybe even the twentieth. But if you're exposed to verbal nastiness continually for months and months or if you live in an environment that persistently and relentlessly taxes your body budget, words can indeed physically injure your brain. Not because you are weak or a so-called snowflake, but because you are human.

"When it comes to the brain, simple distinctions like nature versus nurture are alluring but not realistic. We have the kind of nature that *requires* nurture. Your genes require a physical and social environment..."

This simple sentence is so astounding to me. I wish some leaders I knew would take this to heart:

"He was a leader, one who took care of the people in their hardship." p. 44