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…powerless communication… works for givers because they establish a sincere intent to act in the best interests of others.

The power to direct our focus onto one thing and ignore others lies at the core of willpower.

…[there is] a subtle force dividing people along otherwise invisible signs of social status and powerlessness: the powerful tend to tune out the powerless. And that deadens empathy.

In any interaction the more high-power person tends to focus his or her gaze on the other person less than others, and is more likely to interrupt and to monopolize the conversation – all signifying a lack of attention.

The longer someone ignores an email before finally responding, the more relative social power the person has.

Hyperconnected folks are typically the most influential: an organization’s social connectors, knowledge holders, or power brokers.

The largest lens for our focus encompasses global systems; considers the needs of everyone, including the powerless and poor, and peers far ahead in time.

Because of a unique collection of detectible regularities (rhythm, meter, intensity, pulse, and time), music possesses rare coordinating power.

Decisions take willpower, and you only have so much to spend each day. You can think of willpower like a battery that starts the morning charged but loses a sip with every decision.

Everybody has a superpower. A unique strength… There’s one skill that you’re especially good at, and you probably feel most productive when you’re doing that one thing.