Dr. Richard Davidson

And so their true competence is more likely to be reflected in the test.

and not have it degraded by this kind of added stress and anxiety.

So this is an illustration that flourishing is contagious in this way.

Yeah, absolutely.

I think that's a great analogy.

I agree and I think that the divisiveness and polarization that is just eating away at our society underscores the critical importance of this.

I think it's needed now more than ever before in human history.

And I think that it will, with just modest amounts of practice and one of the other kind of slogans that we think is really important is that it's easier than you think.

It really is.

Five minutes a day has a measurable impact.

And so I think that if we really take this to heart, you know, if everyone practiced for five minutes a day, I have the strong conviction that this world would really be a different place.

I do think that that's possible.

And I think that it does occur.

And I think that if we're really good scientists, there is an important element of humility

as we approach this that underscores really how little we know.

And I think that these kinds of practices help us tap into something that I think is part of what it means to be a human being

And part of it is, honestly, you know, we can use the words spiritual in some way.

And, you know, or transcendent.

And by that, I mean something connected to something larger than oneself.

And I know that this is getting into a little bit of woo-woo territory.