Secret 9. It Takes a Team

"Energy transfer is more efficient when teams work together to optimize time and work. This maximizes the rate of energy collection and storage."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Psychology

Branch: Organizational Psychology

Pattern: Teamwork

Secret 10: There is Always a Queen

"Since resources in a habitat are variable, the rate at which energy can be gathered and stored depends on the number of workers available, storage capacity, and teamwork. A plan maximizes effectiveness and efficiency."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Psychology

Branch: Cognitive Psychology

Pattern: Plan (perception, attention, memory, problem-solving)

Secret 11. Work Where You’re Strong

"It's better to focus on making the most of your strengths than to work on improving your weaknesses."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Psychology

Branch: Social Psychology

Pattern: Specialize (strengths)

Secret 12. Honey Talks

"Sharing knowledge improves the rate of energy collection and storage by reducing work and risk."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Psychology

Branch: Psycholinguistics

Pattern: Communicate (share knowledge)