91 Quotes by Jonah Lehrer

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.

Like a work of art, we exceed our materials. Science needs art to frame the mystery, but art needs science so that not everything is a mystery. Neither truth alone is our solution, for our reality exists in plural.

Knowledge can be a subtle curse. When we learn about the world, we also learn all the reasons why the world cannot be changed. We get used to our failures and imperfections. We become numb to the possibilities of something new.

Children can’t help but create: they need to put their mind on the page, they want to paint, to sculpt, to write short stories.

Rejection process is not fun. It’s the red pen on the page, the discarded sketch, sometimes is the only way forward.

What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We’re all creative all of the time, we can’t help but be creative.

People who are more rational don’t perceive emotion less, they just regulate it better.

Love is just another name for what never gets old.

Trusting one’s emotions requires constant vigilance; intelligent intuition is the result of deliberate practice.