## Highlights In order to make the book as direct and user-friendly as possible, I have avoided footnotes, references, and other tools scholars usually employ in their technical writing. I have tried to present the results of psychological research, and the ideas derived from the interpretation of such research, in a way that any educated reader can evaluate and apply to his or her own life, regardless of specialized background knowledge. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2hssvn2aq9s8t9nhdggk9qd)) - 💭 is this actually smart? how do you know its reliable then? The pursuit of a goal brings order in awareness because a person must concentrate attention on the task at hand and momentarily forget everything else. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2htqypvv5vny6ry8e124fv4))