York City attorney—in 1887 to learn more about his alternating current theories and designs. Tesla passionately described how the entire system would work,
This brings us back to the beginning of the genius code: curiosity. It’s an essential part of becoming more creative. Expand your interests in life. Seek out new, interesting experiences, no matter ho...
Or, as Tesla put it, A single ray of light from a distant star falling upon the eye of a tyrant in bygone times may have altered the course of his life, may have changed the destiny of nations, may ha...
Many calls to adventure are puzzles waiting to be solved. Anyone can apply, but the price of admission is paid in imagination. As journeys unfold, new challenges arise and pressures mount. These succe...
Henry Ford failed in business several times and was flat broke five times before he founded the Ford Motor Company.
But all barriers yield to one mythical quality: drive. The will to persist and overcome. To never give up. To never accept defeat.
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One common factor that researchers recognized in all great performers: they practiced so hard and intensely that it hurt.
Imagination, though? Michelangelo said he saw angels in the marble and carved until he set them free. Most of us regard creativity in the same way we regard that statement—as a mysterious
The seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or not is our choice.
Where the goal is the what, the purpose is the all-important why.
The further you move toward greatness, the more greatness demands from you. But
Studies of people with extraordinary abilities, like Ted Williams, have given rise to what Swedish psychologist Dr. K Anders Ericsson called the 10,000 hour rule. The rule’s premise is that, regardles...
Don’t confuse creativity and imagination with thinking either. Ray Bradbury said that thinking is the enemy of creativity because it’s self-conscious. When you think you sit calmly and try to reason t...
By the end of 1897, Westinghouse was nearly bankrupt, and it looked as though Morgan would usurp everything that Tesla and Westinghouse had built together.
Whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery of it takes around ten thousand hours of focused, intentional practice.
Seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or not is our choice.
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Creativity is a process, not a providence.
Asked many people these questions and their answers are invariable. Of course it would. The cultural correlation is undeniable: we’ve been indoctrinated to believe that the higher the IQ, the more lik...