For better or worse, our future is now closely tied to human creativity.

Those who seek consolation in existing churches often pay for their peace of mind with a tacit agreement to ignore a great deal of what is known about the way the world works.

Studying creativity is not an elite distraction, but provides one of the most exciting models for living.

It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.

A Web site that promotes flow is like a gourmet meal. You start off with the appetizers, move on to the salads and entrees, and build toward dessert. Unfortunately, most sites are built like a cafeteria. You pick whatever you want. That sounds good at first, but soon it doesn't matter what you choose to do. Everything is bland and the same.

Whatever the dictates of fashion, it seems that those who take the trouble to gain mastery over what happens in consciousness do lead a happier life.

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were.