Page 14, “That image reminds me of a story,” I told him. “It’s an old Zen story”: Adapted from Thomas Cleary, trans., “Case 25, Yanguan’s ‘Rhinoceros Fan,’” in Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues (Boston: Shambhala, 1988).
Page 34, There is a Zen story from the seventh century in China, part of a collection: Adapted from Thomas Cleary and J. C. Cleary, trans., “Case 14, Yun Men’s Appropriate Statement,” in The Blue Cliff Record (Boston: Shambhala, 1977).
Page 45, There is a famous thirteenth-century story about Dogen, the founder of Zen: Adapted from Thomas Cleary, trans., Timeless Spring: A Soto Zen Anthology (Helena, WA: Wheelwright Publishing, 1980).
Page 49, This is completely aligned with a 2009 study showing that optimal performance: Y. Tang and M. Posner, “Attention Training and Attention State Training,” Trends in Cognitive Sciences (May 2009).
Page 55, There is another famous Zen dialogue from ancient China about a monk and a teacher: Adapted from Robert Aitken, trans., “Case 7, Chao-chou: ‘Wash Your Bowl,’ ” in The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (New York: North Point Press, 1991).
Page 69, One of the most famous dialogues from the Zen tradition is between Bodhidharma: Adapted from Thomas Cleary and J. C. Cleary, trans., “Case 1, The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths,” in The Blue Cliff Record (Boston: Shambhala, 1977).
Page 77, One study, done with workers in technology companies, demonstrated that practicing attention training: Richard Davidson et al., “Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation,” Psychosomatic Medicine 65 (2003): 564–70.
Page 78, Recent studies have shown that writing regularly leads to greater self- understanding: For more on this, see Martin Seligman, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (New York: Vintage/ Random House, 2006); and S. P. Spera, E. D. Buhrfeind, and J. W. Pennebaker, “Expressive Writing and Coping with Job Loss,” Academy of Management Journal (1994).
Page 109, Abraham Maslow described the abiding potential of human beings by coining the term: Abraham Maslow, Toward a Psychology of Being (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1968).
Page 109, Peter Senge, in The Fifth Discipline, describes confidence: Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline (New York: Crown Business, 2006).
Page 111, In an interview with Charlie Rose, Ray Dalio — CEO of Bridgewater: Ray Dalio, interview by Charlie Rose, Charlie Rose Show, October 20, 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve2_5F_e8IY.
Page 111, Daniel Goleman, in his writings on emotional intelligence, describes confidence: Daniel Goleman, Working with Emotional Intelligence (New York: Bantam, 2000).
Page 118, There is a seventh-century Zen story I like to tell to illustrate this: Adapted from Thomas Cleary and J. C. Cleary, trans., “Case 55, Tao Wu’s Condolence Call,” in The Blue Cliff Record (Boston: Shambhala, 1977).
Page 120, In a 2011 New York Times story, Daniel Kahneman describes how wanting our ideas: Daniel Kahneman, “Don’t Blink! The Hazards of Confidence,” New York Times, October 19, 2011.
Page 124, “Walking” by Nagarjuna, as translated by Stephen Batchelor in Verses from the Center: Stephen Batchelor, Verses from the Center (New York: Riverhead, 2000).
Page 126, In this ancient Zen story, one teacher is walking along the road and comes across: Adapted from Thomas Cleary, trans., “Case 20, Dizang’s ‘Nearness,’ ” in Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues (Boston: Shambhala, 1988).
Page 150, I’m reminded of a few lines of poetry from David Whyte: David Whyte, “Sweet Darkness,” in The House of Belonging (Langley, WA: Many Rivers Press, 2002).
Page 167, One story in particular is quite succinct, and famous, and speaks directly: Adapted from Thomas Cleary and J. C. Cleary, trans., “Case 2, ‘The Ultimate Path Is without Difficulty,’ ” in The Blue Cliff Record (Boston: Shambhala, 1977).
Page 180, The most famous example in today’s organizational effectiveness lore is the story of General Motors: For more on GM’s story, see “NUMMI,” This American Life, National Public Radio, March 26, 2010, www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/403/nummi.
Page 183, Numerous studies have demonstrated that working skillfully with emotions leads to greater productivity: Details from these studies came from a lecture by Daniel Goleman, “Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationship,” Authors@Google, Mountain View, CA, August 3, 2007.
Page 185, David Rock, in his book Your Brain at Work, beautifully describes and unpacks this dynamic: David Rock, Your Brain at Work (New York: HarperBusiness, 2009).
Page 189, A very earnest Zen student asks his teacher, “How can I avoid the discomfort”: Adapted from Thomas Cleary and J. C. Cleary, trans., “Case 43, Tung Shan’s No Cold or Heat,” in The Blue Cliff Record (Boston: Shambhala, 1977).
Page 194, In the book The Art of Happiness at Work by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler, The Art of Happiness at Work (New York: Riverhead Trade, 2004).
Page 219, There is a famous story from the Zen tradition about two teachers meeting on the road: Adapted from Thomas Cleary, trans., “Case 12, Dizang Planting the Fields,” in Book of Serenity, One Hundred Zen Dialogues (Boston: Shambhala, 1988).
Page 234, In the bestselling book Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Social Justice, and Beauty to the World, Paul Hawken: Paul Hawken, Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Social Justice, and Beauty to the World (New York: Penguin, 2008).
Page 245, Michael Pollan, in his book In Defense of Food, says healthy eating: Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (New York: Penguin, 2008).
Page 248, A study followed the lives of 268 Harvard students from the classes: Joshua Wolf Shenk, “What Makes Us Happy?” The Atlantic (June 2009).
Page 250, In the book The Social Animal, New York Times writer David Brooks cites a research: David Brooks, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement (New York: Random House, 2011).
Page 251, To a degree, it all began with the article “The Brand Called You” by Tom Peters in 1997: Tom Peters, “The Brand Called You,” Fast Company (August 31, 1997), www.fastcompany.com/magazine/10/brandyou.html.
Page 254, Here is a simple and penetrating story from the Zen tradition about taking care of the world: Adapted from Robert Aitken, trans., “Case 46, Shih-shuang: ‘Step from the Top of the Pole,’ ” in The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (New York: North Point Press, 1991).
Page 258, I’m reminded of a famous Zen story (sorry, I just can’t help myself) from ninth-century China: Adapted from Robert Aitken, trans., “Case 12, Jui-yen Calls ‘Master,’ ” in The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (New York: North Point Press, 1991).