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The Hidden Habits of Genius by Craig Wright — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Hidden Habits of Genius

by Craig Wright

A Yale professor's course on genius as a book: curiosity, passion, imagination, obsession, relaxation, rebelliousness, with Leonardo, Mozart, Curie and others. Lively and skeptical of IQ.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Curiosity over IQ.
  2. Cross domains.
  3. Work obsessively, rest deliberately.

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