To gain control over the quality of experience, one needs to learn how to build enjoyment into what happens day in, day out.

Even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding.

Flow is the process of achieving happiness through control over one's inner life. The optimal state of inner experience is order in consciousness. This happens when we focus our attention (psychic energy) on realistic goals and when our skills match the challenges we face.

The mood state Americans are in, on average, when watching television is mildly depressed.

Creative individuals tend to be smart, yet also naive at the same time... Creative individuals have a combination of playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.

The germ of an idea doesn't make the sculpture that stands up... so the next stage is hard work

Socializing is more positive than being alone, that's why meetings are so popular. People don't like being alone. That would be, however, an important skill to learn.