How to Become a Genius
The following is a quick look at how to become a genius. It
assumes that you already have a decent intellect, because although
genius is not defined by intellect alone, some minimum amount
of brainpower is almost certainly necessary. On the other hand,
if you have only average or even below-average intelligence,
you can still use the following suggestions to become more creative.
But first, lets look at what the word genius means.
Among the many definitions that can be found in various dictionaries,
some do refer to a genius as "A person who has an exceptionally
high intelligence quotient, typically above 140." But many
other definitions do not refer to IQ score. For example - and
ignoring the non-relevant and more obscure definitions such as
"A jinni in Muslim mythology," and "A tutelary
deity or guardian spirit of a person or place in Roman mythology,"
- there are the following definitions of "genius":
Extraordinary intellectual and creative power.
A person of extraordinary intellect and talent.
A strong natural talent, aptitude, or inclination.
It is generally agreed that genius is not intellect alone.
A smart man or woman can choose to do nothing with his or her
brainpower after all. To be come a genius, a person must manifest
that intellect in the form of some talents and/or creative applications.
In fact, the quality of genius is generally associated with the
achievement of new and preferably profound insight.
In other words, even with his intelligence, Einstein would
not have been considered a genius if he chose to read comic books
all of his life instead of doing the work he did. Thus, although
some level of intellectual capacity is required, genius is also
developed. I’m not going to bother to speculate on how much
raw brainpower or how high an IQ score a person needs to become
a genius. It isn’t terribly relevant. All the things you
can do to improve your thinking skills and to achieve profound
insights are useful at whatever level you are at, whether or
not the result entitles you to the title of genius.
What are the things you can do to develop whatever potential
genius is within you? Here are some basic practices that will
help...
Continues here: How to Become
a Genius - Part Two
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