For too long, we've assumed that there is a single template for human nature, which is why we diagnose most deviations as disorders. But the reality is that there are many different kinds of minds. And that's a very good thing.
So let's not pretend that travel is always fun. We don't spend 10 hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view from the top of Machu Pic… - Jonah Lehrer
So let's not pretend that travel is always fun. We don't spend 10 hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view from the top of Machu Pic…
- Jonah Lehrer
You know more than you know. - Jonah Lehrer
You know more than you know.
If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which yo… - Jonah Lehrer
If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which yo…
Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the … - Jonah Lehrer
Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the …
The best way to solve a problem? Try explaining it to somebody outside your field. - Jonah Lehrer
The best way to solve a problem? Try explaining it to somebody outside your field.
What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the time, we can't… - Jonah Lehrer
What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the time, we can't…
The great ages did not perhaps produce much more talent than ours,' [T.S.] Eliot wrote. 'But less talent was wasted. - Jonah Lehrer
The great ages did not perhaps produce much more talent than ours,' [T.S.] Eliot wrote. 'But less talent was wasted.
We need to be willing to risk embarrassment, ask silly questions, surround ourselves with people who don't know what we're talking about. We need to … - Jonah Lehrer
We need to be willing to risk embarrassment, ask silly questions, surround ourselves with people who don't know what we're talking about. We need to …
We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But somet… - Jonah Lehrer
We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But somet…
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