“Because if you see people as enemies or obstacles or traps, you will be at constant war with them and with yourself. Whereas if you choose to see people as puzzles, and if you see yourself as a puzzle, then… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“also severely degenerated the tissue of his rostral anterior cingulate cortex, an area in the front of the brain that acts as a kind of recruiter engaging the other more rational brain areas to aid during conflicts (think of a… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“In the story of the blind men and the elephant, what’s usually ignored is the fact that each man’s description was correct. What Faye… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“There are some mysteries of the universe that ought to remain mysteries.” — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“He’s like the most dangerous species of American there is: heterosexual white male who didn’t get what he wanted.” — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“Whereas if you choose to see people as puzzles, and if you see yourself as a puzzle, then you will be constantly delighted, because… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“But such was the way with people – they loved the things that made them miserable.” — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“Empathy. Most people think empathy is like understanding someone else or relating to them. But it's more than that. Real empathy is the actual… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“I saw the northern lights once. In upper Alberta. I booked a trip with this outfit called See the Northern Lights! I had wanted… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“A dormitory was a hopeless idea. Whoever thought of encasing two hundred girls in a concrete box?” — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“There is not one true self hidden by many false ones. Rather, there is one true self hidden by many other true ones” — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“Everyone loves a prodigy [...]. Prodigies get us off the hook for living ordinary lives. We can tell ourselves we're not special because we… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“In case you haven't noticed, the word has pretty much given up on the old Enlightenment idea of piecing together the truth based on… — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image
“he functionally remembered the desire to quit Elfscape, but there was no part of his brain actively telling him to do so, plus” — Nathan Hill Copy Share Image