8 Quotes by Paul J. Zak

Rich or poor, living in a trusting society simply makes people happier.

So while we need to provide people with technical skills that will help them find employment, we can't afford to neglect the even more basic skills -- reading, writing, thinking, feeling -- that allow them to become fully realized human beings who care about the world they live in and the people who share it with them.

Oxytocin connects us to other people; oxytocin makes us feel what other people feel. And it’s easy to cause people’s brains to release oxytocin. Let me show you. Come here. Give me a hug.

Showing kindness causes oxytocin release in the recipient that motives him or her to be kind to others. You can start this virtuous cycle in the simplest ways, for example, by giving someone a hug. I send you a hug!

Like nature itself, modern economic life is driven by relentless competition and unbridled selfishness. Or is it?

You need eight hugs a day. You’ll be happier and the world will be a better place.

Oxytocin is love. Oxytocin is within you.

So while we need to provide people with technical skills that will help them find employment, we can’t afford to neglect the even more basic skills – reading, writing, thinking, feeling – that allow them to become fully realized human beings who care about the world they live in and the people who share it with them.