The mood state Americans are in, on average, when watching television is mildly depressed.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiWe cannot deny the facts of nature, but we should certainly try to improve on them.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiThe downside, of course, is that over time religions become encrusted with precepts and ideas that are the antithesis of soul, as each faith tries to protect its doctrines and institution instead of nurturing the evolution of consciousness. If one is not careful to distinguish the genuine insights of a religion from its irrelevant accretions, one can go through life following an inappropriate moral compass.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiToday many American corporations spend a great deal of money and time trying to increase the originality of their employees, hoping thereby to get a competitive edge in the marketplace. But such programs make no difference unless management also learns to recognize the valuable ideas among the many novel ones, and then finds ways of implementing them.
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