Control Of Consciousness Determines The Quality Of

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 By Becoming Increasingly Complex That The Self Might Be Said To Grow.

Enjoyment, On The Other Hand, Is Not Always Pleasant, And It Can Be Very Stressful At Times. A Mountain Climber, For Example, May Be Close To Freezing, Utterly Exhausted, And In Danger Of Falling Into A Bottomless Crevasse, Yet He Wouldn't Want To Be Anywhere Else. Sipping A Piña Colada Under A Palm Tree At The Edge Of The Turquoise Ocean Is Idyllic, But It Just Doesn't Compare To The Exhilaration He Feels On The Windswept Ridge.

If You're Alone With Nothing To Do, The Quality Of Your Experience Really Plummets.

Few Things Are Sadder Than Encountering A Person Who Knows Exactly What He Should Do, Yet Cannot Muster Enough Energy To Do It. "he Who Desires But Acts Not," Wrote Blake With His Accustomed Vigor, "breeds Pestilence.