Everyday interactions we have with other people are definitely contagious, in terms of happiness. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes contagious everyday happiness
We are, first of all, not solitary creatures and second of all, we are deeply embedded in the lives of others. It's very easy to forget that and to engage in an atomistic fallacy - where we think that all we have to do is study the individual components of a system in order to understand the system. Nicholas A. Christakis atomisticcomponentcreature share on social
It used to be thought that our genes were historically immutable and that it was not possible to imagine a conversation between culture and genetics. Nicholas A. Christakis conversationculturegene Change image and share on social
I'm not suggesting that social scientists stop teaching and investigating classic topics like monopoly power, racial profiling and health inequality. But everyone knows that monopoly power is bad for markets, that people are racially biased and that illness is unequally distributed by social class. Nicholas A. Christakis badbiasclass share on social
The Internet has become an integral part of everyday life precisely because it has been an open-to-all land of opportunity where entrepreneurs, thinkers and innovators are free to try, fail and then try again. Ron Wyden entrepreneureverydayfail share on social
I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been. Steve Earle contagiousdemocracyobvious Change image and share on social
A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of true generosity, happiness is the reward for a life lived in harmony, with a courage and grace. Suze Orman actbalancecorrect share on social