People without an internalized symbolic system can all too easily become captives of the media. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Hungarian-American psychologist (1934–2021)
Those who seek consolation in existing churches often pay for their peace of mind with a tacit agreement to ignore a great deal of what is known about the way the world works.
People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.
It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.
As long as we respond predictably to what feels good and what feels bad, it is easy for others to exploit our preferences for their own ends.