What do Americans look for in a car? I've heard many answers when I've asked this question. The answers include excellent safety ratings, great gas mileage, handling, and cornering ability, among others. I don't believe any of these. That's because the first principle of the Culture Code is that the only effective way to understand what people truly mean is to ignore what they say. This is not to suggest that people intentionally lie or misrepresent themselves. What it means is that, when asked direct questions about their interests and preferences, people tend to give answers they believe the questioner wants to hear. Again, this is not because they intend to mislead. It is because people respond to these questions with their cortexes, the parts of their brains that control intelligence rather than emotion or instinct. They ponder a question, they process a question, and when they deliver an answer, it is the product of deliberation. They believe they are telling the truth. A lie detector would confirm this. In most cases, however, they aren't saying what they mean. -- The culture code.

The wonderful and frustrating thing about understanding yourself is that nobody can do it for you. -- BetterExplained.com

Des mots simples, quand ils sont bien utilisés, font faire à des gens ordinaires des choses extraordinaires. -- Khaled TANGAO

If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger. -- Frank Lloyd Wright

It(mastering)’s knowing what you are doing. -- Joesgoals.com

I feel it is everybodies obligation to reach for the best in themselves and use that for the interest of mankind. -- Corneluis (comment on 'Are you going to change the world? (Really?)')

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~Theodore N. Vail

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. –John Lennon

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same. ~Colin R. Davis

Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it’s safe or certain. ~Anonymous