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The Hidden Habits of Genius - Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit-Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness (Hardcover)
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The Hidden Habits of Genius - Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit-Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 5 310
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"An unusually engaging book on the forces that fuel originality
across fields." --Adam Grant Looking at the 14 key traits of
genius, from curiosity to creative maladjustment to obsession,
Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University's popular
"Genius Course," explores what we can learn from brilliant minds
that have changed the world. Einstein. Beethoven. Picasso. Jobs.
The word genius evokes these iconic figures, whose cultural
contributions have irreversibly shaped society. Yet Beethoven could
not multiply. Picasso couldn't pass a 4th grade math test. And Jobs
left high school with a 2.65 GPA. What does this say about our
metrics for measuring success and achievement today? Why do we
teach children to behave and play by the rules, when the
transformative geniuses of Western culture have done just the
opposite? And what is genius, really? Professor Craig Wright,
creator of Yale University's popular "Genius Course," has devoted
more than two decades to exploring these questions and probing the
nature of this term, which is deeply embedded in our culture. In
The Hidden Habits of Genius, he reveals what we can learn from the
lives of those we have dubbed "geniuses," past and present.
Examining the lives of transformative individuals ranging from
Charles Darwin and Marie Curie to Leonardo Da Vinci and Andy Warhol
to Toni Morrison and Elon Musk, Wright identifies more than a dozen
drivers of genius-characteristics and patterns of behavior common
to great minds throughout history. He argues that genius is about
more than intellect and work ethic-it is far more complex-and that
the famed "eureka" moment is a Hollywood fiction. Brilliant
insights that change the world are never sudden, but rather, they
are the result of unique modes of thinking and lengthy gestation.
Most importantly, the habits of mind that produce great thinking
and discovery can be actively learned and cultivated, and Wright
shows us how. This book won't make you a genius. But embracing the
hidden habits of these transformative individuals will make you
more strategic, creative, and successful, and, ultimately, happier.
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