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Jim Dyson on thinking unconventionally:
“You are just as likely to solve a problem by being unconventional and determined as by being brilliant.”
This is similar to Rory Sutherland’s quote that “The opposite of a good idea can often also be a good idea” (examples)
Genius can be more accurately identified by perseverance, courage, concentration, enormous drive, and absolute integrity. Talent alone is not enough. Dedication of an unusual degree is required to achieve mastery, and in the simplest definition, one could say that genius is the capacity for an extraordinary degree of mastery in one’s calling. A
... See moreDavid R. Hawkins • Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
Da Vinci didn't need a strategist. Neither did Newton. Or Einstein. Or Gershwin. Or Hitchcock. Or Riney, for that matter. They just did brilliant things. They didn't need people chattering at them about what they should do or how they should do it. They just did it.