Creativity is a catchall term for a variety of distinct thought processes.

In fact, the only way to remain creative over time--to not be undone by our expertise--is to experiment with ignorance, to stare at things we don't fully understand.

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 help but be creative.

It's a hard thing to describe. It's just this sense that you got something to say.

Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit.

...new ideas are merely several old thoughts that occur at the exact same time.

there simply is no way to describe the past without lying. Our memories are not like fiction. They are fiction.