Let us hope that convenience is not our fate.

If you catch yourself marginalizing something, ask yourself why; it's a good indicator of what action to take.

I have a fear that psychological science may indulge in codification to the point that natural social phenomena will be reduced to meaningless, isolated, quantitative data that do not in any way help us live more fulfilling lives. In deference to the movement for deepening meaning, I will avoid operating in a fashion that would further the grounds upon which my apprehension is based...

The few regrets I have had in life are things that I haven't done rather than things that I have; so take a deep breath, have faith, and take a walk on the less-cautious side :)

Try to be around people whose conversation with you renews your life battery, and slows down time.

Don't assume the problem is gone just because the symptom has stopped being expressed.

No good thing has ever been defined by the absence of negative characteristics.

The longterm yield when 1/2 the effort is put in, or when there is 50% alignment between values and behavior, unfortunately does not follow the reflexive property of mathematics- it does not give you half the potential outcome (a=a): A repeated 1/2 does not give you half, which would result if the relationship were linear (independent) 1/2 x 1, 1/2 x 1, 1/2 x 1...it rather is compounded and follows the following relationship: 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2...=1/(2y) where y= the number of events in which the fraction applies. Thus, for three instances of half effort, one would yield 1/(2x3) of its potential, or 1/8. While there is no proof that this is indeed the relationship longterm yield follows, it derives support from the logic of momentum where getting back on track from repeated half effort would seem to get progressively harder as the pattern is reinforced.