Does 'communication' work?

If you approach a crucial conversation with a story and conclusion already in mind, there's no room for dialogue because your mind is already made up.

The best emotion for drive?

Passion is no match against fear.

How do you know if it's paranoia or instinct?

Where's the line between instinct and paranoia? Experience and questions on one side, fear and assumptions on the other.

Life used to be simpler ... Are you sure?

I used to think life used to be simple but now complicated. I don't think that anymore, I think life always was complicated but it was simple in our options how to deal with it.
Simple doesn't necessarily mean easy.

Winning with facts is fiction

Facts aren't some superpower which wins all battles, but charm might be.
Phelps

Do you really know what you know?

Always test your assumptions if you stand to gain or lose a lot by being wrong.
Phelps

Should you ask for anything and everything?

Everyone is allowed to ask for things. And when you do, wonderful things tend to happen.
Phelps