I am currently reading "Imagine" by Jonah Lehrer; a psychological discussion of the principles in LOP. Here are a few of the things I have underlined as I have hungrily read this book.
"Why is a relaxed state of mind so important for creative insights? When our minds are at ease . . . we're more likely to direct the spot light of attention inward. . . "
"It's not until we're being massaged by warm water, unable to check our email, that we're finally able to hear the quiet voices in the backs of our heads . . . The answers have been there all along -- we just weren't listening."
"Creativity is the residue of time wasted." (This is actually an Einstein quote.)
"Because positive moods allow us to relax, we focus less on the troubling world and more on these (epiphanies)."
"One of the surprising lessons of this research is that trying to force an insight can actually prevent the insight."
"Their (ADHD) turned out to be a creative blessing."
"The imagination is vaster than we can imagine. We just need to learn how to listen."
"A sense of pleasure is the brain's way of telling itself to look over there, or there, or there."
"The good news is that the human mind has a natural ability to diagnose its own problems, to assess the kind of creativity that's needed. These assessments have an eloquent name: they're called 'feelings of knowing,' "
" 'If you are only worried about not making a mistake, then you will communicate nothing,' " (Yo-Yo Ma).
"He has learned to trust himself," (In reference to Yo-Yo Ma.)
"And then, just when we've found the courage to create something new, the brain surprises us with a perfectly tuned burst of expression. This is what we sound like when nothing is holding us back."
And this is only a portion of what I have underlined up to page 93.
When we are being creative, we are allowing our genius selves.