Western Business People Often Don't Get The

Although Traditional Incentives Such As Bonuses Or Recognition Can Prod People To Better Performance, No External Motivators Can Get People To Perform At Their Absolute Best. . . .wherever People Gravitate Within Their Work Roles, Indicates Where Their Real Pleasure Lies—and That Pleasure Is Itself Motivating.

Motivation Aside, If People Get Better At These Life Skills, Everyone Benefits: The Brain Doesn't Distinguish Between Being A More Empathic Manager And A More Empathic Father.

I Don't Really Follow Meditation Hype. But My Impression Is That Poor Studies Are Cited As "proof" Of Meditation's Benefits, Findings That Apply To Advanced Meditators Are Sometimes Touted As Accruing To Beginners, And, Occasionally, Some Benefits Are Simply Imagined. This May Be Most True In The Business World, Where Many Companies Are Bringing In Teachers Who Are A Bit Loose In Their Use Of Research As Evidence For The Usefulness Of The Method.

It Is Difficult To Spread The Contagion Of Excitement Without Having A Sense Of Purpose And Direction.

School Success Is Not Predicted By A Child's Fund Of Facts Or A Precocious Ability To Read As Much As By Emotional And Social Measures; Being Self-assured And Interested: Knowing What Kind Of Behavior Is Expected And How To Rein In The Impulse To Misbehave; Being Able To Wait, To Follow Directions, And To Turn To Teachers For Help; And Expressing Needs While Getting Along With Other Children.