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HowToBecomeAGenius(TheGenius5-StepGuideForTomorrow’sChangingWorld) ActionsArticle  FutureThinking  SuperMinds   TheEnvisionary ActionsArticle  FutureThinking  SuperMinds    byTheEnvisionary Start/Articles/HowToBecomeAGenius(TheGenius5-StepGuideForTomorrow’sChangingWorld) Ifyoueverthoughtgeniusesarebornandnotmadethenthisinsightful‘howtobecomeagenius’guideisforyou.Whatgeniusreallymeansinachangingworld.Inthiscomprehensiveguide,wediscoverwhatitreallymeanstobeagenius,whymostofusdon’tthinklikeagenius,whysomeofusthinksomethingisgeniuswhenitisn’t,aswellashowtofindourgeniuswithinthroughunearthingeffectivehabitsthathelpbringoutourcreativeandinnovativethinkingandproblem-solvingpotentialeachday,andhowtobecomeageniusintomorrow’sadaptableandeverchangingworld(andwhyweneedto!).Ifyouarereadythenlet’sdiveinasunearthingthegeniuswithinusisn’tpossibleunlesswetrytoheightenourcurrentlevelofunderstandingandknowledgeeachday,andaddresswhatisholdingusback.TableofContents WhatItReallyMeansToBeAGeniusWhyMostOfUsDon’tThinkLikeAGeniusWhenWeCheapenTheWordGenius1)ThrowAwayTheCurrentBaggageOfThought2)BuildAQ,NotIQorEQ3)FindAStateOfFlow(ItDoesn’tHaveToBeComfortable)4)EnvisionADifferentFuture5)ChangeAgain(&HowToBecomeAGeniusOvernight)WhatItReallyMeansToBeAGeniusWhenweenvisionanimageofsomeoneweconsidergeniusmostofuswillbringupanimageofAlbertEinstein,orsomeonewith‘exceptionalintellectualorcreativepowerorothernaturalability’.Wemayassumesomeonelikethatisjustaoneinabillion,andthatthere’snowaywecouldpossiblythinkonthesamelevel.Well,aswewillseeit’sthosetypesofblocksanddoubtsthatcanfreezeourmindintoconventional‘average’thinking,butitalsotakesalotmorethanjust‘thinking’wearesmarttobecomeso.Thereisageniuswithinallofus,butit’softenlockedawaydeepinside,andonlyafewconsistentlysearchdeepenoughtobringourgeniuswithinout.Thereasonmostofusdon’tthinklikeageniusisbecausewehavelostourabilitytoexplorethepotentialofourmindfromayoungage,we’vebecomeconditionedtoconventionsandenvironmentalconstraints,andwealsohavebecomeingrainedtoassociategeniuswithacrystalisedformofintellectualcapacityratherthanafluidintelligencethatexistswith(whichisourrealsecretweapontoexpandourbrainscapacity–seetheimportanceoffluidintelligence).Formanyyearsweassumedthroughlimitedunderstandingthatgeniuseswereborn,notmade,thatwewereeithercreativeorweweren’twhentherealityisoftenmoredowntohowwehavebeenconditioned,particularlyinourcapacityandopenness(orclosedness)toexploreautonomy.Forexample,there’sareasonwhythosewhotravelorliveindifferentchangingsurroundingsfindtheircreativityheightens,asitbreaksusoutoftheusualrestrictingthoughtpatterns.Goawayforawhileandcomebacktoyourpreviousenvironmentandyoucan’thelpbutseeitdifferently,toquestionthingsyoujusttookforgrantedbeforeyouleft.Well,unearthingourgeniusworksinthesameway.Wehavetochallengeourconventions,andwehavetogetalittleuncomfortabledoingsotoo.Wehavetostretchourcurrentunderstandingorassumptiontothelimitofourcapacity,againandagain.Wehavetodothisalottoo,asthat’showourmindstartstofindnewdimensionsofunderstandingandcreativeoutput,andthemorewedothisthebetterwegetatit.WhyMostOfUsDon’tThinkLikeAGeniusThereasonmostofusaren’tgenius,orlivingatourgeniuscapacityorflowmostofthetime,isbecausewesimplydon’tpushthissideofourbrainenough,andinstead,westaywiththesafeandoldpartofourbrainthatseeksrepetitionandease,seeksapprovalandvalidation,anddoeswhatitcantoavoidquestioningouringrainedassumptions.Yet,weallhaveprobablyhadan‘aha’momentfromtimetotime.Thosemomentswhenageniusideaorsolutioncameourway,onlyforittodisappearassoonasitarrived.Whydidthatahamomentcome?Usually,it’swhenwefightsocietalexpectationsless.Whenwearen’teventryingtocomeupwithanidea,andcertainlywhenwestoptryingtoimpressothersorseekaformofvalidation.Seekingvalidationorvirtue-signalingonlystiflesourcreativity.Toreallybeageniuswehavetolearnhowtofeedintoourfluidintellectualcapacity,aninwardthinkingprocess,andthenmatchthatwithaworldofexternalinspiredstimulus.Wehavetoseewhatisneeded,understand,andseekproblems.Wehavetoavoidjumpingonbandwagonsofpopularthoughtandgoinourowndirectiontounearthourownoriginalthinking,andsometimesdisagreeablenature.Youseeatraitofageniusistonotbecomesodependentontheopinionsofothers.Thisdoesn’tmeantheydon’tcarewhatothersthinkoftheirworkoroutput,theyareoftensensitivecreativesouls,butit’smoreacaseoftheywon’tgiveupontheirownindependentthoughtbecausethemajorityfollowapopulartrendorbecauseothersdon’tseewhattheysee.Followingalongleadstomoreagreeableness(naturally)butitalsoleadstofollowingfarmoredailyconventions.e.g.drivingtoagymtopaymoneyforsomethingwecouldcreativelydobetterforfree. GETENVISIONARYCOACHINGWantbeabletocreateanimpactinyourdayortackleapressingglobalproblemwithyourcareer?Richlycanhelpyoufindthatvisionarysparkwithin.GETCOACHINGAtraitofthosewhoareintimidatedbyintelligenceisoftentotryandbringothersdown,tomakethemfeelsmller,totellthemtheirideasarenogoodetc.,eveniftheydoesn’thaveanyideasoftheirown,tomakethemselvesfeelbetterabouttheiraverageness.It’sthosewhohaveneverwrittenabookthemselves,forexample,whoarefirsttodismaytheeffortinsomeonewritingone.It’seasiertobeacriticratherthantocreateandinnovate,andit’sanotherreasonwhymanydon’tpursuetheircreativepotentialwithin.It’salsoeasiertomakeaquickbuckthanitistoconsiderwhethersomethingreallybenefitsorimprovessomethingandsowehavetoomanynotreallypushingtheirpotential.WhenWeCheapenTheWordGeniusWehearthewordgeniusalot.So,howdowegoaboutfindingourgenouswithin?Well,wehaveafindyourgeniuschallengejustforthat,butbeforeactivelydoingthatyoucanconsiderthese5-stepstotaketowardsfreeingyourmindtowardsitsgeniuspotential.1)ThrowAwayTheCurrentBaggageOfThoughtGettingridofbaggagedoesn’thavetobethisextreme,butitneedstobedone.Let’sassumethere’salotofbaggagetodealwith.Wemightnotthinkwehavebaggage,orthatwehavedealtwithitandarehappyorcontentinlife,butforustotrulyfindourgeniuswedon’tdosobyjusthopingorbelievingittobethere.Thisisnotpoppsychologyorsimplisticmindfulness.IdoubtEinsteinsatinazenroomtofindhisinnergenius.Infact,hislabwasextremelymessy.It’ssafertoassumewehavelotsofbaggageunderneath.Itwillhelpusunravelwhereourgeniustrulylies,atourcore.Throughoutthisguide,itmighthelptothinkaboutour‘genius’core(whichweallhave)likea‘designeronion’.Whatisadesigneronion?It’swherewepeelbackthecurrentlayersofinfluencewehaveinourlifeandstripthemawayinordertofreeourmindtothinkclearerandfindourcorevaluesagain,deepwithin,ourlostchildwithinifyoulike.Thenthatchildgetstoplayagain,freely,andinsteadofhavingtheworldaroundthemshapethemtheygettoshapethemselvesinthewaytheywanttobedesigned,andthuscreatetheirown‘designeronion’.Simplyput,there’stoomanyrottenonionsinourworld,andmostofthetimeit’snotourfaulttheywentoff.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanrecoverourcoreandstartagain,anditwilleliminatetherottensmellintheprocess,butfirst,wehavetoconcentrateonpeelingbackthoselayers.Nowtotrulypeelbackallofourlayerscantakesomeoneyearsofcounseling,practice,andpersistencetogetcompletelyridof.Let’sassumeyoudon’twanttotakeyears.Let’sassumeyouwanttofindyourinnergeniusfasterthanthat.Intoday’sfast-pacedworldthatismoreoftenaccurate.Whyalltheseassumptions.It’snotaboutjudgingbutit’sastepinitselftofreeingourmindfromoverthinkinginthewrongareas.Whenwethinkwehaveourlifemadeorhaveafixedideaofwhatweknowisrightaboutlifethenweboxourselvesintothatthinkingandthebiasesthatfollow.So,thefirstthingweneedtodoisbreakthosebiases.Whilethatisawholeprograminitself(seeRichly’shighly-acclaimedTimeToAdaptprogramforhelpinthis),onethingwecandotospeeduptheprocessoffindingourinnergeniusistocreateaplatformwherewecanexplorewithoutboundaries.4PowerfulWaysToReduceBaggageTodaySo,let’sstartwithsomesimpletipsandtechniquestohelpyoumakestepone’sbaggage-reducingeasier.CHANGEYOURENVIRONMENTDAILYBeingstuckinthesameenvironmentisasurefirewaytothinkstale.Dothesameroutineenoughandyoumightbefinebeingabigfishinasmallpondofyourcurrentenvironment,butyoucertainlywillstruggletomovebeyondthatcomfortzone.Tobecomeageniusyoucanguaranteethatthosewhoaredon’tlettheirmindssettleonfixedideasorfixedenvironments.Theyknowthatwithchangecomesopportunityandlearning,whichareessentialtowardsbuildingupyourabilitytothinkbeyond.Asforclearingupbaggage,thengettingoutofyoursetenvironmentgivesyouspacetoclearyourmindanddustoffthecobwebsthatgather(orrottenlayersofonionthatstopyoufromfindingyoucoreandthencreatingyourowndesigneronionfromwithin).Thesolutionisn’ttosaygoandtraveltheworld,althoughitcertainlycanhelp.Thesolutionissimplytotakeadifferentstreettowork,changeuptheroutine,andfinddifferenthobbiestogetinvolvedin.Becometooattachedandthosepossessionsendupowningyou.DEALWITHDISTRACTIONSDistractionsareapainofmodernlife.ifyouliveinacityandyouaresurroundedbythem,yetifyoumovetothecountrysideforsomepeacethennodoubtyouhaveabarkingdogfromafarmnotfaraway. 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JOINFREE3-DAYPROGRAMSureheadphoneshelp,butthedifficultyofdistractionsisabitlikeneedingthetoilet.Oncethesealisbrokenit’sgone.Itcantakelongenoughtogetfocusedandthenonceyoudoallittakesitoneparticularlyloadnoisethattakesyourfocusawayandyoucanfindithardtogetbackintofocus,assuddenlyyouarenowmoresensitivetoothernoisesaroundyou.Yet,dealingwithdistractionsisveryimportantifyouwantaclearmind.Toomanydistractionsarounddoesn’tjustmeannoises,itmeansinfluencestoo.There’sareasonmanywriterschoosetoworkinwoodencabinsinthemiddleofnowhere.It’snotjustthenoises.It’ssotheycaninstilltheirownthoughtswithouttheinfluenceorbiasofthecultureorenvironmentaroundthem.Thegoodthingisthispointcanbepairedwiththefirstone.Youcanchangeyourdailyenvironmentanddealwithdistractionsatthesametime.DROPSTUFFYOUDON’TNEEDBaggagemeansbelongings.Whensomethingbelongstoyouithasaweightaroundyou,sometimesaburden.WhenwenotethatEinsteinhadamessyworkenvironmentthisisn’tthesameasbaggagethatgetsintheway.Thiskindofmessisthestimulusthathelpstriggerconnectionsfromdifferentstimulitooneanother.It’swhylookingthrougholdphotostriggersmemoriesandnewideasatthesametime,andit’sagreatcreativetechnique(asnotedlater).Thekindofbaggagethatweighsyoudownisthefears,distractinginfluence,noise,irrelevantandjustgeneralmessaroundyou.Youcantakepartinthe‘lessismore’challengeandseethepowerinlettingthingsgo,especiallyintoday’sdigitalworld.Whenyoudoyoufreeupalotmorespacetothinkforyourselfratherthanbuyintowhatmediaispushingyourway.STOPTHINKINGLOGICALLY(&EMOTIONALLY)Iftheother3suggestionswereeasy,thisoneisthehardone.Tostopthinkinglogicallysoundslikesayingstopthinking,asthinkingistomakelogicoutofstimulus,butthatisnotwhatageniusdoes,atleastnotatfirst.Thefirststepistorefuselogic,tostopallowingyourselftofalltobiasedconclusions.Thisgathersthemostbaggageaswhenwethinktoologicallywebecomesomuchmorelikelytoadoptsetwaysandfallintothesameroutinesthatstopusfromthinkingoriginallyordifferentlytootherpeople.Soifwearen’tthinkinglogicallyhowarewemeanttothink?Emotionally?Wellno,notthateither.Tosubstitutelogicwithemotioncanleadtojustasmuch,orevenmorebaggage,asthinkinglogically.Weendupmakingdecisionsbasedonfeelingsthatmightleadustowardsapathwearenotincontrolofatall,orwhereouremotionsgetthebetterofus.It’slikegoingtoacasinowithnocontrol.Notagoodidea.Tiltherewecome.Havingtoomuchemotionattachedtoyourdecisionsalsoendsupseeingyoufollowtrendsandwaystofitintofeelmoreacceptedratherthantotrulythinkforyourself.So,ifyouaren’tmeanttothinklogicallyoremotionally,thenwhatonearthareyoumeanttothinklike?Thisistherealsecretofhowtobecomeagenius.It’ssomethinggeniusesdo,andprobablywithouteventhinkingit.Insteadofallowinglogictotrytomakesenseofasituation,andinsteadofallowingemotionstodictatetheirdecision,theydosomethingelseentirely.Theyseektocreateasolutionthatisn’tsoobvious.Thereasonitisn’tobviousisbecauselogiconlyunderstandssomethingonceithasfactstogather,andbeforefactsitcan’tgathermuch,soit’sconfused.It’swhyyouseepeoplewhoreallystruggletomakesenseofsomethingwithoutfactsorstatstobacksomethingup.Geniusestheyarenot,astheylackthisonekeyattributeintheabilitytosee,tohavevisionandconquerupnewsolutions.So,doesthismeanthatanyartistisagenius.Well,no.There’sakeyingredientthatseparatestheJobsandMusksfromthosewhoalsohavecreativeexpression,andit’stheabilitytoadaptandcreatetogether.Oncewelearntounlockthatmanyofuscanbecomegenius.Yousee,mostofushavevision,wehaveforesight,wejustdon’tknowhowtounlockit.AgoodhelpinclearingthewayistoclearupouroverlylogicaloremotionalbaggagebuttoreallybuildourvisionarypotentialweneedAQ. 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2)BuildAQ,NotIQorEQWegettransfixedontheideathatgeniuscomesfromIQandIQonly.Yet,thosewhoaretrulygeniusdon’talwayshavethehighestIQ’sbuttheyareabletodosomethingthatotherscan’t.Toomanypeoplehavebecomeingrainedtothinkthatdeliberatepracticeandmasteringacraftwillbealltowardsbecomingageniusatsomething.ThesepeoplearelikelylackingintheirownAQtorealizethatIQandpersistencealonearen’tenough.Theycertainlyhelp,buttheyaren’tthekeyattributes.So,whatisAQ?YoucanlearnalotmoreaboutwhatAQisandhowithelpsyouhere,butsimplyput,yourAQ(AdaptibilityQuotient)isyourabilitytoadapttoandthriveinanenvironmentofchange.Intermsofhowtobecomeagenius,thenyouNEEDthis,almostmorethanIQandEQ.Yes,EinsteinhadexceptionallyhighIQ,anditcertainlycanhelp,butcontrarytopopularbelief,yourIQisn’treallywhatwillmakeyouatruegenius,atleastitwon’tinthenearfuture.Maybeweneedtoredefinewhatwemeanbygenius,andmovingforwardintoourfutureworld,therewillbemanyAIrobotscapableofdoingtasksthateventhosewiththehighestIQwon’tbeabletodo,andthereforethetermgeniuschangessomewhat,anditbecomesourabilitytothinkbeyondwhatAIcandoforus.So,yousimplyhavetobeadaptablewithahighAQifyouwanttoknowhowtobeageniustoday.Thegoodnewsis,unlikeIQwhichbecomesfairlyfixedandcrystalizedwithage,AQcanbedeveloped,atanyage.It’snotjustaboutbeingmotivatedorcommitedtosomething.Thisisaprettywashed-outmodernviewpointthatpeopleacceptasfactbecauseit’sregurgitatedsomuch.That’stheproblemwithtoday’ssocialmediafueledworld,weenduptakingpopularityovercompetence,trendoverseekingwhatisactuallyrightforus.Allthisdoesisaddbaggagetoouronion,andleadstomoreworkinpeelingitoffandgettingtoourgeniuscore.So,thesecondsteptofindingyourgeniusistostartthinkingdifferentlytoday,aboutwhatpreconceptionsyouhave.InsomewaysthisisanextensionofStep1’sthrowingawayyourcurrentbaggageofthought,butinordertobuildupyourAQyouhavetoadoptadifferentapproachtohowyoucurrentlylookatsomething.Theproblemwiththedeliberatepracticeapproachisititselfbecomesingrainedandrepeatedpracticebeforelong.Youhavetokeepthingschanging,sothethinkingthatyoujuststickatyourcraftuntilyouexcelisactuallyquiteoldthinking,derivedfromthetimesnot-so-long-agowherestatus-driven‘orangethinking’ruledeverything(seeUnderstandingHowSpiralDynamicsCanChangeYourLifetolearnmore).Thisisnottosaydeliberatepracticeisn’tuseful,itcertainlyis,butyouneedtomixitupwithcompletelydifferentandseeminglyunrelatedformsofpractice,whichhelpsyoubuildyouradaptability.Forexample,insteadofspendinghoursonhourslearningtoplaysongsonapianoyoucanpracticeclosingyoureyesandpickingoutdifferentsoundsinapark(fordevelopingyourearforwhenplayingpianolater),ortrydexteritytechniquestobuilduptheelasticityofyourfingers.Youdon’tevenhavetobenearapianotolearnhowtoimproveatit.Ifyouthinkofsuccessfulathletes,racesaren’twononthetrack,theyarewonintraining,andpartofthattrainingcanbevisualizationtechniquestoseetheracehappenbeforeitdoessotheycanadapttosomethingthatmightchangeintheraceandbepreparedforit.IQagainwon’thelpyouhere.Youcanspendhoursonhourstryingtoteachyourselftolearnintheory,butoftenwhathappensisyourbrainshutsdownatcertainpointsbecauseiteitherlacksstimulustokeepitengaged,oryoujustburnoutasyoudon’treallyknowhowelsetoapproachthesamehurdle.It’stheequivalentofEdisondecidingtogobacktothedrawingboardwiththesameideathatdidn’tworkandpersistingwithoutthinkingdifferently.Whatitleadstoisingrainedroutinesbutnotadaptableprogress.It’slikesomeonebecomingamazingatonesongonthepiano,becausetheypracticeditoverandover,butthenhavingnocluehowtotakethatintoanothersongorcreatetheirown.Thebestmusiciansarethecreativeoneswhocanadapt,asadaptionandcreativitygohand-in-hand.Wecanarguablyblameschoolforsuchlinearwaysofthinking.Wearetaughtthathardworkandroutinespayoff.Theydoinroutinejobsthatdon’trequireanyflexibility,butthosejobsthattraditionallyrequiredIQareonlygoingtobecomelessandlesscommonasAIisbuilttodealwithroutinetasks.Therefore,ifyoudon’tadaptyouwillessentiallyfallbehindintomorrow’sworld(moreonthatinStep4).OnethingtonotefirstisthatgeniusisNOTaprinciple.It’snotsimplyrepeatingthesestepsand‘hey-presto,I’magenius’.Thisiswhycheapeningthestatureoffindingyourinnergeniusshouldnotbetolerated.Whenweputitdowntosimplyfollowinglogicalstepswemakeitseemlikeit’ssomethingthatissoeasytodo,butbeingadaptableisaskillthatcantakealotoftimetouncover.Youdon’tjustreadaboutitandsuddenlyyoucandoit.Thisisarguablywhatseparatesthosewhoreallydofindtheirgeniusandthosewhoarejustpretenders.Ifyouthinkit’sfoundinlogicalstepsthenyouarecertainlyonewhoisdeterminedmorebyyourIQthanyourAQandthatisthesecondthingtochange.Thestepsoutlinedinthisguidearetheretohelpyoualongyourdiscoveryofyourownlostgenius,ratherthanarulebookyoumustfollowlogicallytodoso.Itwouldbebestservedforyoutoadapttheguidetoyourowncircumstancesandenvironmentforittobeofmorebenefittoyou,asafterall,adaptingiskey.3)FindAStateOfFlow(ItDoesn’tHaveToBeComfortable)Lotsoftheadviceyouheartodayishowyouneedtofindacomfortableplaceinordertofindyourinner-zen,butdon’tmakethemistakeofthinkingthatbringingoutyourgeniusworksinthesameway.Actually,ourbestideascomeoutwhenw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showhowpopularorrelevanttheyare,ratherthantheirabilitytotrulysolveproblems.Itleadstoawealthofprotestmarcherswhothenhavelittleideawhattodonext.Theworldneedsmoreadaptablepeoplebutinordertobringthatwaveaboutweneedtofirstlearntodropouregosthatburyusinthenotionthatallthatmattersinlifeisthenotionofbecomingwellknown,respectedduetostatus,orsafe.Whenweconsiderwhatisneededtoactuallylearnandadapttosomethingnew,it’sourcuriositytoconsistentlyimprovethatprevails,andnotourplatformthatwehidebehind.Thethingis,manyofushavetheabilitywithinustothinkdifferentlyandtofindourinnergenius.Wejustbecometrappedtotoday’spopularityfirstthinking.Movebeyondthatandwearefreetoexpandourmindstonewhorizons.(It’swhytoday’scelebritycultureishinderinghumanity,nothelpingit).LearninghowtobecomecreativeandinnovativeinourthinkingispartofRichly’s‘TheCreativeEye’and‘TheFutureUs’trainingprograms,butgettingintoahabitofthinkingdifferently,nurturingcuriosity,andseekingtosolveproblemsandaddvaluearegoodstartingpoints.Whenwetrytoenvisionadifferentfuturewearebuildingupourhighestlevelofthinking,ourabilitytocreatesomethingnew,andthishelpsacceleratelearningaswedon’tjustcopywhatisalreadycommonknowledge,weseekbeyondthisandfocusonlearningaboutwhatistoemerge.It’sbeingaheadofthegame.Itreallyisagamechanger.5SimpleWaysToStartThinkingCreatively&OriginallyHereare5effectivehabitsthathelpbringoutourcreativeandinnovativethinkingpotentialeachday.GiveYourselfWhitespaceOneofthebestthingsyoucandoeachdaytobringoutyourcreativejuicesandmakesenseoutofconfusionistosimplytakeashower.Why?Ashowerprovidestheperfectenvironmentfornotonlycleansingoffdailybaggagebutalsotoalsoideasandthoughtstocollectivelygroupandmakesenseoutofeachother,whichiswhitespacing.Theresultisoftenyouhaveevenmoreideasafteryou’veallowedyouheadtodriftoffintheshower.It’sabitlikemeditationbutfocusesmoreofactiveaccumulationandformationofideas,whichisageniusesbestfriend.PickUpACreativeHobbyCreativityseemstocomeintwoforms.Artisticcreativityandcreativeingenuity.Whilstmostgeniousespossessthelatter(orboth),artisticcreativityisalsoimportant.Whenweareexpressingourselvescreativelywereleaseendorphinsthatmakeusfeelgoodandweactivateourpotentialtobeproductiveratherthanpassive.Thisjustmightsparkyourabilitytofindyourinnergenius.BecomeAProblem-SolvingGeniusEverydayAgeniusisundoubtedlyaproblemsolveratheart.Iftheydidn’tseekoutproblemstosolvethentheywouldjustbecontentwiththewaythingsareandwouldn’tfueltheirmindstothinkofcreativesolutions.Otherthanbeingadaptablethisisarguablythemostimportanttraitofatruegenius.Theyspotproblemsasopportunities,andeveniftheyaren’tentrepreneurial,theyseeproblemsasanexcusefortheircuriositytogointooverdrivetofigureoutwhysomethingworks.Sometimesthiscanbefromreadingandresearching,butarealgeniustakeslearningtoanewlevelbycreatingtheirownsolutionstoproblems.It’sagreattechniquetogetyouintotheflowofthinkingdeeper.Tobecomeaproblemsolvinggenius,youhavetolookaroundforproblemstosolve.Whatcanyouseearoundyourcurrentenvironment?Whatproduct,service,orinteractioncouldbeimprovedandhow?Forthosereallywantingtogettogripswiththis,asmanycompaniesneedtothesedays,andevenmoresointhefuture,thenyoucanjoin‘TheFutureUs’trainingprogram.LookIntoMemoriesThenSurroundingStimulus.Repeat.Whenwelookbackwearen’tstoppingourselvesfrommovingforward,weareopeningthepossibilitiestoattachthepastwiththefuture.Areallyusefultechniquetoboostyourcreativepowersistoalwaysseekoutdifferentstimuli.Yourpastisfullofmemoriesthatcanactasatriggertowardsnewerideas.Delvingintoyourpastmemoriesalsohelpswithgratitudeofwhatyouhavelearnedinthetimesinceandwhereyouaretoday.FindDiverseConnectionsItwouldbewrongtothinkthatyoucanfindyourinnergeniusallalone,asweneedstimulusaroundustofindit,andthere’snobetterstimulusthantheinteractionswithotherpeople,especiallyifthoseinteractionsarediverse.It’simportanttonotethatconnectionsneedtobemadeactivelyratherthanthroughpassivedormantthinkingthatjustleadstotheemotionalfollowingoftrendsthatisn’tgoodforyou(step1).Whenweconnectwithadiverserangeofpeoplewewalkintoaplethoraofcreativeinspirationfromallthedifferentbackgroundsandwaysofthinkingthatwewouldn’tenvisionhadwestayedinthesameenvironment(step1)5)ChangeAgain(&HowToBecomeAGeniusOvernight)Weshouldknowbynowthatbeingageniusisn’tsomethingyouarejustbornwith,butsomethingwhichcanberefined,buttodosoyouhavetokeepyourmindsharpandkeepadaptingtonewandemergingideas.Nogeniusjustdidthesameaseverybodyelse,yetmostpeoplefeeltheneedtocopyandgainvalidationfromeverybodyelse.That’sreallywhatseparatesageniusandsomeonewhoisn’tthereyet.Theysimplythinkforthemselvesandallowthemselvestoexploretheirworldbetweentheirears.Othersmayreadsomethinglikethisandwantittobebackedupbyevidenceorquotesandsoforth,butallthatdoesisreaffirmthefollowermentality.Ofcourse,wecanalllearnfromeachother,andinspireeachother,buttotrulybeageniusyoureallyhavetostartthinkingforyourself.Themomentyoufallintoapatternofpassivethinkingthelessyouhavetheabilitytothinkoriginally.Therefore,thefinalstepcreatesaloopbacktothefirststep.Wehavetochallengeourthinkingandbiasagain.Oncewebecomecomfortableinsomethingthatwasoriginallyachallengeitnolongerpromotesoriginalthinking.Instead,wefallintohabitualpatternsandautopilotmode.Sowehavetoensurerottenlayersaren’tbuildingagainandtopeelthemoffwhenwecan.Wheninthehabitofchangethenwecanenterourflowstatesmucheasierwithoutrestrictionordoubt,andthisgivesusmoretimeinthekindofstatethatstartsbuildingmoregeniusandoriginalthoughts.Butwhataboutbecomingageniustomorrow?Well,ofcourse,it’snotsoeasytochangeyourhabitssosuddenly,butthemomentyouchoosetoactivelychangethewaytogoaboutthingsandbecomeactivelyinvolvedinthedecisionsyoumakethenyoualreadystartthechange.Dailyproductiveactivitiessuchasmeditatingordrawingcanhelpbringyourmindtomorecreativestates,buttobringyourselftogeniuslevelsyouhavetoreallystretchyourthinkingbeyondwhatyouarecomfortablewithandbeyondwhatisconventionallyalreadyknown,soadoptingthestepsaboveconsistentlyhelpbringyourmindtothelevelofconsciousnessthathelpsyoufindyourinnergenius.Admittedly,itmightnotbebytomorrow,butifyouadoptthemindsetthatyouCANbegeniuseachdaythentomorrowwillcomesoonerthanyouthink.RichlyWillsisallabouthelpingusfindthatcreativevisionlostwithinusagainsowecanadapttooursurroundingsandgetmoreoutofourselves.SearchmoreinsightfularticlesandactionableswithinRichly.MoreYouMightLikePreviousArticleTheBiggestReasonWhyPeopleDon’tChangeNextArticleHowToSolveProblems?UseTheAppliedKnowledgeTechnique 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