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.
Read it if…
you want what geniuses had in common besides talent.
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Skip it if…
you want a practical method.
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Three things you will actually use
- Curiosity over IQ.
- Cross domains.
- Work obsessively, rest deliberately.
Do this first
Read the chapter on childlike imagination.
Our verdict
Fourteen habits of genius.
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