Self-consciousness is a constant inhibition of creative action

In the state of concentration, of clear unwavering attention, one has no self—that is, no self-consciousness. Self-consciousness is a constant inhibition of creative action, a kind of chronic self-frustration. Self-consciousness is a stoppage because it is like interrupting a song after every note so as to listen to the echo and then feeling irritated because of the loss of rhythm. ~ Alan Watts