Comments on: New essay: how to be a genius http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/new-essay-how-to-be-a-genius/ Management and Creative Thinking Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:54:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Douglass Turner http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/new-essay-how-to-be-a-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-241838 Douglass Turner Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:12:40 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/new-essay-how-to-be-a-genius/#comment-241838 Oh yah, I was fortunate enough to work with someone pretty close to the genius class of intellectual heft. The characteristic to look for is anytime you ask them a question they have the ability to routinely conjure up an answers that is both improbable and stunningly right/interesting/unexpected. Over and over again. It felt like a form of intellectual magic. Made me giggle inside. Just thought I'd share. Cheers, Doug Oh yah,

I was fortunate enough to work with someone pretty close to the genius class of intellectual heft.

The characteristic to look for is anytime you ask them a question they have the ability to routinely conjure up an answers that is both improbable and stunningly right/interesting/unexpected. Over and over again. It felt like a form of intellectual magic. Made me giggle inside.

Just thought I’d share.

Cheers,
Doug

]]> By: Scott http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/new-essay-how-to-be-a-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-241704 Scott Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:05:25 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/new-essay-how-to-be-a-genius/#comment-241704 I'll take marginally above average too. Doesn't have the same ring to it, but if it means I can dodge drug overdoses, manic-depression and suicide, it seems worth the trade :) I’ll take marginally above average too. Doesn’t have the same ring to it, but if it means I can dodge drug overdoses, manic-depression and suicide, it seems worth the trade :)

]]> By: Scott J http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/new-essay-how-to-be-a-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-241700 Scott J Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:56:49 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/new-essay-how-to-be-a-genius/#comment-241700 Well, with predecessors like that, maybe I'll just have to settle for being marginally above average. :) --Scott Well, with predecessors like that, maybe I’ll just have to settle for being marginally above average. :)

–Scott

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