The Price We Pay For Our Irresponsible

Your Emotions Are Meant To Fluctuate, Just Like Your Blood Pressure Is Meant To Fluctuate. It's A System That's Supposed To Move Back And Forth, Between Happy And Unhappy. That's How The System Guides You Through The World.

The Secret Of Happiness Is Variety, But The Secret Of Variety, Like The Secret Of All Spices, Is Knowing When To Use It.

Part Of Us Believes The New Car Is Better Because It Lasts Longer. But, In Fact, That's The Worst Thing About The New Car. It Will Stay Around To Disappoint You, Whereas A Trip To Europe Is Over. It Evaporates. It Has The Good Sense To Go Away, And You Are Left With Nothing But A Wonderful Memory.

Daniel Levitin Has More Insights Per Page Than Any Other Neuroscientist I Know. The Organized Mind Is Smart, Important, And, As Always, Exquisitely Written.

We Don't Believe Other People's Experiences Can Tell Us All That Much About Our Own. I Think This Is An Illusion Of Uniqueness.