Deviate: The Science of Seeing Differently

by Beau Lotto

It is a way of being that can profoundly change how we live… a way of being that applies to most things innovative and pathbreaking, a way of being that is defined by five principles that form the backbone of this whole book: I. Celebrating uncertainty: to approach “stopping” and all the questions this stopping spawns from the perspective of gain, not loss. II. Openness to possibility: to encourage the diversity of experience that is the engine of change, from social changes to evolution itself. III. Cooperation: to find value and compassion in the diversity of a group or system, which expands its space of possibility—ideally, combining naïveté with expertise. IV. Intrinsic motivation: to let the process of creativity be its own reward, which will enable persistence in the face of tremendous adversity. and V. Intentional action: ultimately, to act with awareness… to engage consciously, from the perspective of why.