All we need to do, reader or writer, from first line to final page, is be as open as a book, and be alive to the life in language - on all its levels.
Punishments and rewards are two sides of the same coin and that coin doesn't buy you much.
The Legacy of Behaviorism: Do this and you'll get that.
Being a team player should not imply a demand for simple obedience and conformity.
When we do things that are controlling, whether intentional or not, we are not going to get those long-term outcomes.
When was the last time you spent the entire day with only 42 year olds?
Trying to do well and trying to beat others are two different things. Excellence and victory are conceptually distinct. . . and are experienced differently.
When I was a freshman in college, I went to a broadcast class by mistake. The first day, the instructor said, "Television anchors sound like they could be from everywhere and nowhere. " From that point on, every time I was near an anchor, when no one was around, they would say something and I would say it right after them. It was this effort to get rid of my accent.
We learn from here the humility of the Holy One, Blessed is He. Since man is in the likeness of the angels, and they would be jealous of him, for this reason, He consulted them.
The secret in riding is to do few things right. The more one does, the less one succeeds. The less one does, the more one succeeds.
I was able to afford a car that didn't break down every five minutes.