In his book The World as Will and Representation, Arthur Schopenhauer wrote: “Talent is like the marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like the marksman who hits a target which others cannot even see.” It’s a striking distinction. Talent enables a person to achieve what others can’t—it’s a skill honed…
No matter how much we push, intend and effort, it’s clear that we don’t often have all the answers that we seek. But Something else does. We humans are brilliant when we’re aligned with Something greater than ourselves. We don’t get breakthroughs by thinking harder or better. We get breakthroughs when we open spaces we…
In an article titled The Creativity Crisis in Newsweek, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman highlight a compelling study of MacArthur “genius” award recipients. Researchers discovered a fascinating commonality among these highly creative individuals: many of them spent their childhoods immersed in creating “paracosms,” or richly detailed fantasy worlds. These weren’t fleeting daydreams. These children constructed…
Metaphor has a unique ability to provide clarity and perspective that words alone often cannot. This is true for all of us—whether we realize it or not. We often search valiantly for explanations, descriptions, and the perfect words to articulate what we mean. But when those words fail us, something remarkable happens. We unconsciously access…
Love is at the heart of genius. When I was studying adult learning in the PhD program at the University of Chicago, I was fascinated—and disheartened—by the lack of heart and soul in the research literature. It was as if love had been systematically divorced from learning, leaving behind only cold, detached analysis. Perhaps love…
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