From the section on enhancing personal creativity,
Entropy, the force behind the famous Secon Law of Thermodynamics, applies not only to physical systems, but to the functioning of the mind as well When there is nothing specific to do, our thoughts soon return to the most predictable state, which is randomness or confusion.... When there is not external force demaning that we concentrate, the mind begins to lose focus. It falls to the lowest energetic state, where the least amount of effort is required. When this happens, a sort of mental chaos takes over. Unpleasant thoughts flash into awareness, forgotten regrets resurface, and we become depressed. Then we turn on the TV...Taking refuge in passive entertainment keeps chaos temporarily at bay, but the attention it absorbs gets wasted. On the other hand, when we learn to enjoy using our latent creative energy so that it generates its own internal force to keep concentration focused, we not only avoid dpression but also increase the complexity of our capacities to relate to the world.
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