Sublime

Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed.

That focus in the midst of a din indicates selective attention, the neural capacity to beam in on just one target while ignoring a staggering sea of incoming stimuli, each one a potential focus in itself. This is what William James, a founder of modern psychology, meant when he defined attention as “the sudden taking possession by the mind, in clea

All great teachers teach students how to reach the high standards.

In each case, a brilliant man put his company in jeopardy because measuring himself and his legacy outweighed everything else.

Studies show that the human mind can

Most exciting, the growth mindset can be taught to managers.

Your brain is built like a dam that recognizes acute crisis and holds it all together so that you can do what is needed in the moment. Then once the acute threat has passed and you feel psychologically safe, the dam breaks, you let your guard down, and your true emotions come to the surface. It’s a deluge.

It’s actually the employees in the growth-mindset companies who say that their organization supports (reasonable) risk-taking, innovation, and creativity.