Genius noun- a person who is exceptionally intelligent or creative, either generally or in some particular respect...
To be a genius, does someone have to be a straight A student, have a high IQ, or get a perfect score on some standardized test, like the SAT? According to Michael Michalko, the author of How Geniuses Think, the thing that makes a person a genius is simply the way they go about solving a problem. The definition of a genius that Michalko gives is extremely different from the definition of a genius, but I believe Michalko's definition to be true. A genius thinks productively, not reproductively like most people do. A genius thinks of every possible way to solve a problem, and they almost never think there is only one answer to it. Geniuses have many strategies including the following: * Geniuses look at problems in many different ways. * Geniuses make their thoughts visible. * Geniuses produce. * Geniuses make novel combinations. * Geniuses force relationships. * Geniuses think in opposites. * Geniuses think metaphorically. * Geniuses prepare themselves for change. As you can see, geniuses do a lot of things that some people might not even think to do. For example, have you ever met someone that will argue their point without knowing the other view? Geniuses probably do not do this because they are aware of both sides of an argument. Geniuses are also successful because they prepare for change. Our world is constantly changing, and if we don't accept this, we will miss out on a lot. My genius hour project encourages me to think like a genius. I am encouraged to prepare for changes if something goes wrong during the process of the project. I am prepared to produce as much as I can through this project for the greater good. I need to make my thoughts visible, and get the word out about my project, and, most of all, I have to look at problems in many different ways, or I may not be able to solve the problem.
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