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

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

Just because an idea is true doesn't mean it can be proved. And just because an idea can be proved doesn't mean it's true.

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 you are exposed.

I want to give people theories, I want to expose them to scientific stories that force them to re-evaluate the way they use these three pounds of meat inside their head.

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