The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.

One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.

Situational variables can exert powerful influences over human behavior, more so that we recognize or acknowledge.

I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?

Human behavior is incredibly pliable, plastic.

Being hurt personally triggered a curiosity about how such beliefs are formed.