Being Relatively Unmoved By Rewards Gives You

Solve Problems, Make Art, Think Deeply.

It's Never A Good Idea To Organize Society In A Way That Depletes The Energy Of Half The Population.

The Glory Of The Disposition That Stops To Consider Stimuli Rather Than Rushing To Engage With Them Is Its Long Association With Intellectual And Artistic Achievement. Neither E=mc2 Nor Paradise Lost Was Dashed Off By A Party Animal.

The Next Time You See A Person With A Composed Face And A Soft Voice, Remember That Inside Her Mind She Might Be Solving An Equation, Composing A Sonnet, Designing A Hat. She Might, That Is, Be Deploying The Power Of Quiet.

Open-plan Offices Have Been Found To Reduce Productivity And Impair Memory. They’re Associated With High Staff Turnover. They Make People Sick, Hostile, Unmotivated, And Insecure.