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Our core need at the mental level is self-expression, the freedom to put our unique skills and talents to effective use in the world.
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015 |
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The need for significance at work is a manifestation of our inborn hunger for meaning in our lives.
|
018 |
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Values are aspirations, and they come to life only through our behaviors.
|
018 |
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By embracing our own opposites and getting comfortable with our contradictions, we build richer, deeper lives.
|
028 |
 |
We’re run by the automatic processes of the primitive parts of our prefrontal cortex. In short, we think we’re in charge of our lives, but often we’re not.
|
035 |
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…we cannot expect growth or improvement in any dimension of our lives without intentionally and regularly challenging our current capacity.
|
089 |
 |
As the demands in our lives have increased, our energy reserves have inexorably run down.
|
109 |
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It’s in our self-interest to cultivate positive emotions, not just because they make us feel good but also because they fuel more productivity and effectiveness across all dimensions of our lives.
|
131 |
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…we’re biologically wired to sense danger. The result is that we notice what’s wrong with our lives far more readily than we do what’s right.
|
133 |
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…we have the option to face the facts exactly as they are – to see reality unvarnished, in all its complexity – and then focus on making the most of the life we’ve been given.
|
159 |
