Psychology

If you say 'I hate politics!' you are removing yourself from the public sphere, and are rejecting the ability to be a political subject. You are submitting yourself to a higher order, a powerful ruler.

Turkish journalist, author, and political commentator known for critical writings on democracy

Populism is the act of politicising and mobilising ignorance to the point of political and moral insanity.

Turkish journalist, author, and political commentator known for critical writings on democracy

I grew up with a fear of the heart as an executioner of men in the prime of their lives.

Cardiologist and author of "Intern" and "Heart: A History

Identities are useful – if you had to make everything up in your life, from the start, with no input whatsoever – that wouldn't be freedom – you'd be less free; you'd have to think constantly about what you should or should not do. There would be no structure for your life choices.

Philosopher, Cosmopolitanism Advocate & Princeton University Professor

I've always felt negotiation is pretty-easy. You have to look at any situation from the perspective of all sides, and find a zone of fairness in between.

Co-Founder and CEO of Blackstone, Major Philanthropist

You start by asking yourself certain questions: who am I? what is it that wants to know who I am? What do I want for myself and the world? What is my purpose? What gives me meaning and purpose in life?

Wellness Entrepreneur & Author Promoting Mind-Body Medicine and Spirituality

Most people run around like biological robots, as if we are an algorithm not a being. We become the predictable outcomes of the conditioned reflexes of our nerves, constantly triggered by people in reaction to circumstances.

Wellness Entrepreneur & Author Promoting Mind-Body Medicine and Spirituality

In higher states of consciousness, we also lose our fear of death. The transcendent you is not in time. Only thought exists in time… only perception exists in time…

Wellness Entrepreneur & Author Promoting Mind-Body Medicine and Spirituality

When you start questioning and be mindfully aware of your thoughts, you realise that you are an observer of your thoughts, not the originator. You can then extend that observer experience to emotions, sensations, perceptual experience and every aspect of mental space.

Wellness Entrepreneur & Author Promoting Mind-Body Medicine and Spirituality

We spend a huge amount of our lives away from the immediacy of our existence, lost in reflections on the past or anxieties of the future. This misadventure in episodic memory takes a huge toll on us, leading to stress, anxiety, depression and exacerbating a range of complex medical and psychological conditions we may have.

Founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program

Looking back, it was one of the best things that could've happened to me.

World Champion Boxer & Philippine Senator

There are really no defeats in life, just opportunities to become better, stronger.

World Champion Boxer & Philippine Senator

The most important part of being at a festival, is being completely present in those moments. If you put your phone in your pocket, you'll probably have a better time.

Co-organizer of Glastonbury Festival with her father Michael Eavis

Abraham Maslow pointed out in the 1950s that flow is essentially what redeems the suffering of life. It's the psychological reward for mastery and without it, hard work can lead to burnout.

Author & Researcher on Flow State & Human Peak Performance

Firms like McKinsey are self-reporting that their people are 5x more productive in-flow than out of flow… 500% more productive. That means you can work Monday in-flow and take the rest of the week off – and you'd still get as much done as your peers.

Author & Researcher on Flow State & Human Peak Performance

Anyone worth following in peak performance will tell you that 90% of human performance is mental. The understanding of that mental aspect of the game is brand-new – perhaps 10-20 years old.

Author & Researcher on Flow State & Human Peak Performance