"I have long believed that there are fundamentally two forces or emotions that drive our decisions - ..." — Vivek Murthy

Without strong communities, we cannot pull together during times of hardship. Our diversity turns from a source of strength to a source of conflict.

I think of emotional well-being as a resource within each of us that allows us to do more and to perform better. That doesn't mean just the absence of mental illness. It's the presence of positive emotions that allows us to be resilient in the face of adversity.

As prevalent as loneliness is, many people don't recognize that people that they know may very well be suffering from loneliness. It's important for many reasons, one of which is that it has a profound impact on health.

The amount of sleep you get has an impact, not just on how you feel the next day, but it has an impact on your long-term health as well.