I am like a decapitated pine. Pine trees do not regenerate their tops. They stay twisted, crippled.They grow in thickness, perhaps, and that is what … - Malcolm Gladwell

There is a simple way to package information that, under the right circumstances, can make it irresistible. All you have to do is find it.

People are in one of two states in a relationship. The first is what I call positive sentiment override, where positive emotions overrides irritability.

concerted cultivation. He gets taken to museums and gets enrolled in special programs and goes to summer camp, where he takes classes. When he’s bored at home, there are plenty of books to read, and his parents see it as their responsibility to keep him actively engaged in the world around him. It’s not hard to see how Alex would get better at reading and math over the summer.