Leonardo Da Vinci was a real representative of the Renaissance: comprehensively developed, educated, erudite. And he never stopped improving. His profession cannot be described in one word. Writer and sculptor, scientist and philosopher, mathematician and engineer, artist and botanist, musician and inventor - this is all Leonardo da Vinci. He was a true genius. And they take an example from geniuses. How to live and think like Leonardo Da Vinci? Writer Michael J. Gelb devoted the book to the development of a genius in himself, referring to the experience of the great Italian. Here are some of the secrets of this gifted man.
It is necessary
- - pen or pencil,
- - notebook or notebook.
Instructions
Step 1
All great minds are alike in that they are constantly overcome by curiosity. So, Leonardo was always in search of truth and beauty. The questions of geniuses differ from the questions of ordinary people in a different quality. To skillfully solve life's problems, ask the right questions. Be open to new things, expand your universe, explore it.
Step 2
Keep a diary. Write down the thoughts and ideas that come to mind in it. Try to write down a few statements a day that begin with the words "I wonder why …", "Curious how …"
Step 3
Choose a topic to watch. Set aside a day and observe everything that has to do with her. For example, you have chosen the topic "Communication". Throughout the day, observe events related to the communication situation. Write down your impressions in a journal.
Step 4
Do the stream of consciousness exercise. Ask any question and start writing whatever comes to mind about it. Don't edit. Just keep writing.
Step 5
Learn from experience, learn from mistakes, and be persistent.
Step 6
Think about what you believe in. Has this been verified by your experience? Take a look at your beliefs from different perspectives. Challenge them first. Then look at them from afar, as if you belong to a different culture. Finally, ask your friends for their opinion on this matter.
Step 7
Analyze the advertisements that have touched you. Look at the ad in your favorite magazine and identify the tactics and strategy used in it. Now find an ad that has a strong impact on you. Why did this happen?
Step 8
Find examples of failure to learn from. Make a list of people whose mistakes you would like to avoid. Learn from them so as not to step on someone else's rake.
Step 9
Improve your senses, especially your eyesight. Learn to see and notice.
Step 10
Write down any experience in detail. For example, write about how you watched the sunset.
Step 11
Learn to describe smells.
Step 12
Learn to draw.
Step 13
Listen to the different sounds that surround you. Try to listen to soft sounds, such as your breathing, and then to loud sounds, such as motors.
Step 14
Live in the present. Practice mindfulness.
Step 15
The gift of genius is the ability to accept the paradoxical, inexplicable and mysterious.
Step 16
Don't be afraid of ambiguity. Ignorance does not mean lack of meaning.
Step 17
Ask yourself how the two opposites are related. For example, what do your sadness and your joy have in common?
Step 18
Use the Socratic method. It is about asking questions, not giving answers. Socrates was famous for asking questions that he could not answer. To be Socrates is to be humble. No one can know anything for sure.
Step 19
Use logic and imagination at the same time. A great way is a knowledge map. Start drawing it with a central thought, expressed in one word, and write it down in the middle of the sheet. Draw rays emanating from this word and at the end of each of them write related words and thoughts. You will get an interesting scheme, reminiscent of a spider, in which all words and ideas are somehow connected with each other.
Step 20
Develop physically. Develop a personalized program that includes flexibility exercises, muscle strengthening and aerobics.
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Develop awareness of your own body. Practice yoga. Dance, study anatomy. Juggle. Try anything that strengthens the mind-body connection.
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Learn to use both hands equally well. To do this, train your less developed hand by performing simple tasks: brush your teeth, hold a spoon. Try writing to her later.
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Feel the interconnection of everything with everything in this world. Leonardo's creative abilities were expressed in the fact that he found connections between seemingly unrelated things. What do the bear and the world wide web, geology and the Mona Lisa have in common?
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Talk in your mind. Imagine your opponent and start a dialogue with him. This will help you look at some situations from a different perspective. Or imagine some characters discussing your problems.
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Think about the origin of certain phenomena. Take an object in your hand and think about what it is made of and how it was created.
