Human behavior

Having a strong sense of controlling one’s life is a more dependable predictor of positive feelings of wellbeing than any of the objective conditions of life we have considered.

One morning I heard someone, whom I knew to be brave and dignified, cry like a child because he finally had to go to the snowy marching grounds in his bare feet, as his shoes were too shrunken for him to wear. In those ghastly minutes, I found a little bit of comfort; a small piece of bread which I drew out of my pocket and munched with absorbed

It is the key to modern life. If you are immune to boredom, there is literally nothing you cannot accomplish.

cannot find yourself by going into the past. You find yourself by coming into the present.

The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” ​― James Baldwin

After the surgery, all ten of the patients in the study reported greater mobility and less pain. In fact, the men who received “pretend” surgery did just as well as those who’d received debridement or lavage surgery. There was no difference in the results—even six months later. And six years later, when two of the men who’d received the placebo

“The one who boasts does so only out of a feeling of inferiority.”

Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker

When you take a job take a long look at the people you're going to be working with-because the odds are you're going to become like them; they are not going to become like you. You can't change them. If it doesn't fit who you are, it's not going to work.

“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi