You can't fall in love after 40; you know so much about life that you can't get fooled anymore.
There's an idea out there that salespeople have actually been obliterated by the Internet, which is just not supported by the facts.
If you want people to perform better, you reward them, right? Bonuses, commissions, their own reality show. Incentivize them. . . . But that's not happening here. You've got an incentive designed to sharpen thinking and accelerate creativity, and it does just the opposite. It dulls thinking and blocks creativity.
The three things that motivate creative people - autonomy, mastery, purpose!
The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers.
Asking "Why?" can lead to understanding. Asking "Why not?" can lead to breakthroughs.
Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.
Things have become devalued to the point where people don't realize the repercussions, that they're devaluing themselves. It could end up bringing about chaos, a lawless situation.
A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.
Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare.
Anyone who contributes to the defense fund of pornographers is a mental moonbeam.