We already know that where any group has been precluded from entering a profession and the door is opened, albeit slowly, reluctantly, and very little, those who ‘make it’ tend to be well above average in the qualities that are valued.

- Adrian Furnham

The ability to expand our mental horizons by abstracting away from the “here and now” is a uniquely human ability. It is what helped humans evolve. Research has also shown that people who regularly adopt a broad and distant perspective on negative events experience less stress.

- Lewend Mayiwar