A Joyful Life Is An Individual Creation

People Generally Report Higher Levels Of Stress, Depression, And Tension After Watching Tv. It Seems That Tv's Main Virtue Is That It Occupies The Mind Undemandingly.

Good Design Is A Visual Statement That Maximizes The Life Goals Of The People In A Given Culture (or, More Realistically, The Goals Of A Certain Subset Of People In The Culture) That Draws On A Shared Symbolic Expression For The Ordering Of Such Goals.

It Is How We Choose What We Do, And How We Approach It, That Will Determine Whether The Sum Of Our Days Adds Up To A Formless Blur, Or To Something Resembling A Work Of Art.

A Thoroughly Socialized Person Is One Who Desires Only The Rewards That Others Around Him Have Agreed He Should Long For - Rewards Often Grafted Onto Genetically Programmed Desires.a Person Who Cannot Override Genetic Instructions When Necessary Is Always Vulnerable..the Solution Is To Gradually Become Free Of Societal Rewards And Learn How To Substitute For Them Rewards That Are Under One's Own Powers.

A Paycheck Is A Sufficient Impetus To Motivate Some Employees To Do The Minimum Amount To Get By, And For Others, The Challenge Of Getting Ahead In The Organization Provides A Satisfactory Focus For A While. But These Incentives Alone Are Rarely Strong Enough To Inspire Workers To Give Their Best To Their Work. For This A Vision Is Needed, An Overarching Goal That Gives Meaning To The Job, So That An Individual Can Forget Himself In The Task And Experience Flow Without Doubts Or Regrets. The Most Important Component Of Such A Vision Is An Ingredient We Call Soul.