Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. -- Teddy Roosevelt Throughout my years in graduate school, I have been obsessed with trying to understand one specific human behavior: When and …
Imperceptible Influence
I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you're not in this world to live up to mine. -- Bruce Lee Take a look around you. Is there anyone nearby, or are you alone? If you’re …
Emotions vs. Expectations
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living. -- Voltaire Expectations are more powerful than you believe. Sure, you may be familiar with the placebo effect, where 35% of …
The Science of Charisma
Charisma is the fragrance of the soul. -- Toba Beta When I was younger, I used to love playing Dungeons and Dragons type games. Well, I still love those action adventure fantasies, I just don’t …
Persuaded to Read Again
A drunk driver is very dangerous. So is a drunk backseat driver if he's persuasive. -- Demetri Martin It’s been a little over a week since my return to the US, and let’s just say the Amazon I am …
Peruvian Persuasion
Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. – Ibn Battuta I’m back, baby. After two weeks in Peru, wading through a city of stray but domesticated cats, believing we …