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I know that if you are not unusually hard-working or competitive or smart, you can still distinguish yourself. Be unusual in some other noticeable, likable way—unusually honest, brave, generous, curious, or pleasant. All of these attributes are composed of discrete behaviors that can be learned through practice.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
- Be a “researcher” in relationships.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
David Barlow. He was (and still is) one of the premiere anxiety researchers on the planet.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
Of the many emerging descriptions of our social brain, for me the simplest and most elegant is the highly regarded Social Baseline Theory of Lane Beckes and James A. Coan, two researchers at the University of Virginia.
Bruce Springsteen • Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship (Goop Press)
Our deepest reserves of resilience come from knowing that other people are counting on us.