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Examining the utility and dangers of labeling people as 'geniuses,' from commercial branding to the psychological trap of narcissism.
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It helps you to market them as a brand. Well, I'll tell you what it certainly does. One of the lists I have in the book is all the ways that Einstein is used to sell stuff, you know, like baby Einstein toys. And then he's appearing in like Verizon adverts, because this is the smart choice that you would make for your communications technology.
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... See moreJonathan Haidt • The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Analyzing the negative impacts of labeling people 'geniuses,' from commercial exploitation to psychological traps like narcissism.
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And so turning people into these symbols undoubtedly helps them make more money, helps them become more famous, helps their children and families continue to keep cashing in on their legacy. Whether or not it produces more of the kind of work that you'd like to see in the world, I think is a slightly more open question, right? And that's what I
... See moreMy central claim in this book is that these two trends—overprotection in the real world and underprotection in the virtual world—are the major reasons why children born after 1995 became the anxious generation.
Jonathan Haidt • The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
My basic approach to understanding prodigies is the same as it is for understanding any expert performer. I ask two simple questions: What is the exact nature of the ability? and, What sorts of training made it possible? In thirty years of looking, I have never found an ability that could not be explained by answering these two questions.