While human nature largely determines how we hear the notes, it is nurture that lets us hear the music.

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.

Creativity shouldn't be seen as something otherworldly. It shouldn't be thought of as a process reserved for artists and inventors and other 'creative types.' The human mind, after all, has the creative impulse built into its operating system, hard-wired into its most essential programming code. At any given moment, the brain is automatically forming new associations, continually connecting an everyday x to an unexpected y.

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.

Creativity is not a trait that we inherit in our genes or a blessing bestowed by the angels. It's a skill.

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

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