As children, we are remarkably aware. We absorb and process information at a speed that we'll never again come close to achieving... we are learning about our world and its possibilities.

But when we observe, we are forced to pay attention. We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness. We have to engage.

When we are forced to do multiple things at once, not only do we perform worse on all of them but our memory decreases and our general well-being suffers a palpable hit.

Holmes serves as an ideal model of how we can learn to see and think better.

How many thoughts float in and out of your head without your stopping to identify them? How many ideas and insights have escaped because you forgot to pay attention?

the most powerful mind is the quiet mind. It is the mind that is present, reflective, mindful of its thoughts and its state. It doesn't often multitask, and when it does, it does so with a purpose.

Looking at scenes of nature, for even a short while, can help us become more insightful, more creative, and more productive.

Beauty brings us back to the now.

There is no such thing as S CCESS without U in it!

Look to the past only to find ways to improve your present and future, never to find regrets. Don’t let what has happened in the past limit your life now. Let your past expand your life.

The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.

You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society.

I didn't (and still don't) have comments [in my blog]. It's about simply writing for an audience of One.

Being a mum changed me for the better.

I believe we are most likely to succeed when ambition is focused on noble and worthy purposes and outcomes rather than on goals set out of selfishness.

Labels are distancing phenomena. They push us away from each other.

I've always played different kinds of roles, and I probably played more vulnerable parts when I was really young.