Charles Hayes

Self-knowledge liberates us from the frustration of ignorance, while simultaneously nurturing and supporting our capacity for intelligence. Objectivity

A popular management term used to describe efficiency is called "working smart." We are told that if we work smart instead of hard, we will be more productive. But if we do work "smart" then we are likely to have idle time, and if we are idle we will likely be thought of as being lazy or worthless.

as self-knowledge develops, we begin to care more about what we think and less about what others ask of us. We

The bigoted, the narrow minded, the stubborn, and the perpetually optimistic have all stopped learning.