Arvind Prasad

“The only system we know of in the universe that can be innovative is the human brain. But the brain seems to need things like freedom, long periods of idleness, positive emotions, low stress, randomness, noise, and a group of friends with tea in the garden to be creative.”
― Andrew Smart, Autopilot: The Art and Science of Doing Nothing

“Economic growth disproportionately benefits the people who do not need to work”
― Andrew Smart, Autopilot: The Art and Science of Doing Nothing

“To the ancient Greeks, anyone who had to work to make a living was considered a slave. In modern society almost everyone has to work to make a living because we all owe someone money, or expect a bill to come due in the near future.”
― Andrew Smart, Autopilot: The Art and Science of Doing Nothing

“It is a mysterious thing, the loss of faith–as mysterious as faith itself. Like faith, it is ultimately not rooted in logic; it is a change in the climate of the mind.”
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