genius hunting
25 January 2007
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Especially for those of you who suspect that you may be harbouring an inner Einstein, or perhaps like me, you’re intrigued by what makes individuals reach above the ordinary and whether we can develop those qualities in ourselves.
This is a 10 part unfolding checklist that should have been called Developing Genius (because I believe it’s entirely possible – though the pathways may relate less to cause and effect than our traditionally schooled minds may feel comfortable with. Crisis; playful probability; character and will; count for more in eliciting our best selves than can be predicted by an IQ test.
w8ing, anitcip8ing, it’s been a while since we sat down at Cafe Neo, convers8ing ;)
damn right my friend.. too long! Had one foot flat down on the brakes & the other hard on the acceler8r & been just burning myself out – finally released. whew! Looking 4wd to working with you on some kickin’projects MrIQ ;-)
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Can’t wait for the rest of the series…
Great work Max.
[...] of courage, curiosity, creativity, character, com… (oops, I almost started giving away the What Makes Genius symptom list!) if you are daring to do something remarkable today I wish you a real V’day for [...]
4: Creativity
5: Craziness
6: Non-Conformism
7: Cleverness
8: Calm
9: Candice
10: CAN!
There. The deci-c of genius.
I love the genius topic! Ive often thought about it. I would put ‘unlocking creativity’ at the top of the list. People who i have thought of as having a genius streak are those that dare to be creative in profound ways. There are thousands of people with off the scale I.Qs, but its the ones who combine unthought of elements or ideas to create something ‘impossible’, that to me is the true mark of genius…
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