Once the iceberg is identified, they ask themselves a series of questions to determine: (1) if the iceberg continues to be meaningful to them; (2) if… - Martin E P Seligman

Good science requires the interplay of analysis and synthesis. One never knows if basic research is truly basic until one knows what it is basic to. Modern physics came into its own not because of its theories — which can be enormously counterintuitive and highly controversial (muons, wavicles, superstrings, the anthropic principle, and all that) — but because physicists built the atomic bomb and modern nuclear power plants.

Cuando sentimos que no tenemos control sobre nuestras circunstancias, cuando creemos que nada de lo que hagamos puede aliviar nuestro sufrimiento o mejorar nuestras vidas, dejamos de tomar iniciativas por que consideramos que no tiene sentido.

Identify and work to understand the situation. 2. Describe the situation objectively and accurately. 3. Express concerns. 4. Ask the other person for his/her perspective and work toward an acceptable change. 5. List the benefits that will follow when the change is implemented.