Habits Quote by Daniel H. Pink

Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive

— Samuel Johnson

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

— Franz Kafka

“Their thinking challenged many notions that were gospel in psychology and among the general public, such as the behaviorist's view that people do things…

— Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson

Most psychologists agree that hostility is really just sublimated sexual attraction

— Cassandra Claire

The impulse to perform a worthy action often springs from our best nature, but is afterwards tainted by the spur of selfishness or sinister…

— Emile Souvestre

Our normal human tendencies are distraction and dissipation. We begin one task, then get seduced by some other option, and lose our focus. We…

— Daniel Pinchbeck

When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the author, who gives his benediction to this behavior by…

— Anonymous

To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity.

— Pema Chodron

“The psychologists have a term — emotional contagion. When other people are acting a certain way around you, you tend to absorb some of…

— Sebastian Marshall

Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences

— B. F. Skinner

Our behavior toward others is often a reflection of our treatment of ourselves.

— Tal Ben-Shahar

“The one secret to changing human behavior? Feedback Loops”

— Aza Raskin