{"product_id":"the-hidden-habits-of-genius-beyond-talent-iq-and-grit-unlocking-the-secrets-of-greatness","title":"The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, Iq, and Grit--Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An unusually engaging book on the forces that fuel\u003cbr\u003eoriginality across fields.\" --Adam Grant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking at the 14 key traits of genius, from curiosity to\u003cbr\u003ecreative maladjustment to obsession, Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale\u003cbr\u003eUniversity's popular \"Genius Course,\" explores what we can learn from brilliant\u003cbr\u003eminds that have changed the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEinstein. Beethoven. Picasso. Jobs. The word genius evokes\u003cbr\u003ethese iconic figures, whose cultural contributions have irreversibly shaped\u003cbr\u003esociety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Beethoven could not multiply. Picasso couldn't pass a\u003cbr\u003e4th grade math test. And Jobs left high school with a 2.65 GPA. What does this\u003cbr\u003esay about our metrics for measuring success and achievement today? Why do we\u003cbr\u003eteach children to behave and play by the rules, when the transformative\u003cbr\u003egeniuses of Western culture have done just the opposite? And what is genius, \u003cbr\u003ereally?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University's popular\u003cbr\u003e\"Genius Course,\" has devoted more than two decades to exploring these questions\u003cbr\u003eand probing the nature of this term, which is deeply embedded in our culture.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Habits of Genius\u003c\/em\u003e, he reveals what we can learn from the\u003cbr\u003elives of those we have dubbed \"geniuses,\" past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the lives of transformative individuals ranging\u003cbr\u003efrom Charles Darwin and Marie Curie to Leonardo Da Vinci and Andy Warhol to\u003cbr\u003eToni Morrison and Elon Musk, Wright identifies more than a dozen drivers of\u003cbr\u003egenius--characteristics and patterns of behavior common to great minds\u003cbr\u003ethroughout history. He argues that genius is about more than intellect and work\u003cbr\u003eethic--it is far more complex--and that the famed \"eureka\" moment is a Hollywood\u003cbr\u003efiction. Brilliant insights that change the world are never sudden, but rather, \u003cbr\u003ethey are the result of unique modes of thinking and lengthy gestation. Most\u003cbr\u003eimportantly, the habits of mind that produce great thinking and discovery can\u003cbr\u003ebe actively learned and cultivated, and Wright shows us how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book won't make you a genius. But embracing the hidden\u003cbr\u003ehabits of these transformative individuals will make you more strategic, \u003cbr\u003ecreative, and successful, and, ultimately, happier.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939425976551,"sku":"9780062892737","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_50034ec9-74b7-41c0-b8f4-e2a82820214d.jpg?v=1775105003","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-hidden-habits-of-genius-beyond-talent-iq-and-grit-unlocking-the-secrets-of-greatness","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}