So I’ve come to the conclusion that I am infatuated with the concept and phenomena of “genius”. It may have a lot to do with why I love “GoodWill Hunting”, “A beautiful Mind” and the book “The madman and the professor so much”.
A few months ago, southPark joked about Kanye’s genius, but all this genius talk really have me thinking If I’m one myself. It sounds arrogant right? But according to a few authors who has been writing on the topic, genius may be less mystifying than we think it is.
MUST LOOKS
Check out Malcolm Gladwell’s essay on LATE BLOOMERS: Why we equate genius with precocity in the New Yorker Magazine.
Gladwell’s 10,000 hour “genius” rule
Also check out Danial Pink’s piece on What Kind of Genius Are You? in Wired.com.
Forbes’ Article on How To Be A Genius (both funny, true, and interesting)
And for some funny, check out Kanye West’s Breaded or Genius Clip on SouthPark.
Digest them and they may have you thinking that within you too, may be a genius inside.