One can think of a secretary actively operating a filing system, of a librarian actively cataloguing books, of a computer actively sorting out information. The mind however does not actively sort out information. The information sorts itself out and organises itself into patterns. The mind is passive. The mind only provides an opportunity for the information to behave in this way. The mind provides a special environment in which information can become self-organising. This special environment is a memory surface with special characteristics.

A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.

What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.

Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.

If you do not design the future, someone or something else will design it for you.

Our existing thinking habits are excellent, just as the rear wheels of a motor car are excellent, but not enough.

Every valuable creative idea must always be logical in hindsight. If it were not, we would never be able to see its value.