Sublime

the behavioral profile of the users.

We read Gladwell, Gawande, Dweck, and Willingham, trying to better understand how we could take the techniques of champion teachers and develop them in others. We were completely convinced by, and perhaps obsessed

then a few years ago, I developed something called The Six Types of Working Genius, a model for understanding how we can identify the God-given talents and limitations of ourselves and our teammates, so that we can tap into one another’s geniuses to improve morale and productivity in tangible, immediate ways.

But they had a strange and disturbing effect on me, and I had a hard time shaking off their verdict. This vulnerability afflicts many of the most able, high-achieving females.

Some interesting books bearing on the science and practice of happiness Argyle, Michael. The Psychology of Happiness. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2001. Bloom, Paul. How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. New York: Norton, 2010. Burkeman, Oliver. Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. London:

In preparation for writing the classic guide to self-improvement The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey did not merely study successful people, he reviewed the literature2 on how to become successful. From the post-WWII period forward, he discerned a shift from what he termed the “character ethic” to a “personality ethic.” Older

Dr. Samantha Boardman, a Harvard-, Cornell-, and University of Pennsylvania–trained positive psychologist and the author of Everyday Vitality,

marshmallow or that plate there with two marshmallows (that one, of course). Then the man tells you that he has to go out of the room for a little while, and if you can wait until he comes back, you can have the two marshmallows. If you don’t want to wait, you can ring this bell here, and he’ll come right back and give you the plate with one; but

But for this to happen, people need to feel they’re on the same side.