How To Be A Genius

The route to our best, most genius-like thoughts is not to be afraid of our stranger-sounding insights and hunches.

FURTHER READING

“We hear a lot about genius. We are taught to admire the minds of those infinite, baffling but astonishing geniuses like Einstein, Tolstoy or Picasso. Quite what genius might actually be is left a little vague. It’s a codeword for ‘brilliant but perhaps too other-worldly ever really to fathom.’ We are invited to stand in awe at the achievements of geniuses but also to feel that their thought processes might be quasi-magical and that it is ultimately simply mysterious how they were ever able to come up with the ideas they have had…”

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Produced in collaboration with:

Tom Fisher

Catherine Prowse

Hannah Quinn

Ada Wikdahl

[litjunkie]

The paper craft in the video seems to be the work of a genius....

[Yerlockk]

Genius is, to me, the revelation of something so obvious and eloquent that it has been blind to the rest of us in plain sight.

[shou-time]

Some people lose their "genius" when molded according to societal standards.

[samthenan]

"There are two types of genius. Ordinary geniuses do great things, but they leave you room to believe that you could do the same if only you worked hard enough. Then there are magicians, and you can have no idea how they do it."

[ThisIsMyFullName]

This is why I've pursued a career of working with children. They're such a huge source of inspiration, and they allow me to work with various aspects of creativity, phycology and philosophy, every single day. Children are so unapologetically honest, always communicating with their hearts, and echoing their unfiltered desires. It's unfortunate that most people leave this aspect of themselves behind, as they get older.

[hexagon-nebulous]

"Normal people are the ones that are calling themselves genius.

Geniuses are the one that feel like they're dumb because there is too much for them to explore."

— (Idk who made it, Just popped in my head. Someone probably quoted this tho)

[LawofVampires]

The animation in this video is stunning

[bolivar]

1. " We are the ones we have been waiting for".

I love this line by Alice Walker. Wouldn't it be great if we all could have such self confidence? The only reason why we don't have it is this:

We desperately want to be loved and we think that for this, we should really be something " special". Certainly something " other than" who we already are!

If only we could say these two things, we could lead a totally different life:

" I am enough and I am worthy of love" .

Because then we wouldn't be so scared of seeming like a weirdo or failing. We would do much more and dare much more. Instead of being full of fear and anxiety, we would be full of enthusiasm and curiosity.

This is a choice we still can make.

2. I wanted to recommend three books for this:

-Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carole Dweck

-Daring Greatly, How The Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms The Way we Live, Love, Parent and Lead by Brene Brown

- Big Magic, Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elisabeth Gilbert

If you want to get to know the writers first, all three of them have great TED Talks you could watch.

3. Ken Robinson says that every single one of us is a unique moment in history. If you want to honor the value of every single human being who has ever lived, you couldn't say it better!

There is only ONE you and in a few decades you won't be here anymore...

So we must really value our only experience in this world and take our own thoughts seriously!

4. One person I love, who surely did this is a very beloved poet from Istanbul: Orhan Veli Kanik ( 1914- 1950 ). It is such a pitty that he died so young. Here is what he dared to do:
( I added it as a reply to this comment )

[Gigatless]

I watched this video and became a genius.
Thanks The School of Life!

[emlynbilbie]

Binging school of Life before HSC trial exams - productive procrastination

[hayleyurie]

And also, don't feel sad when you're unable to achieve the same type of genius a certain human, or your idol can do. You can be a different kind of genius, you just never know.. You just have to look further, and find your forte.

[legzfalloffgirl]

"We are all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, that fish will live its entire life believing that it is stupid" Albert Einstein

[BinaryReader]

The animations in this video are beautiful. Always a wonderful message, but the visual artistry that goes with these videos is equally wonderful. I love that about this channel. Well done guys.

[pdreding]

This animation is genius. Tom, Catherine, Hannah, and Ada deserve all the props they can get.

[sylendraws]

"Genius is born when we stop being afraid of our own mind and open up to new possibilities" - Random Pretentious dude on the internet

[gerardsangil]

I can’t believe that the videos hasn’t reached millions of views. It deserves more. Your videos help people realize life.

[garr]

my kid will be the greatest human to ever live. He will be absolutely amazing at everything that comes to mind. No faults

[helgapartenheimer]

Watching this video while eating a cupcake could become one of my favorite things for relaxation.

[dainlord]

This stop-motion looks great. And the book looks amazing! You must have spend days on this. Great work!

[حسينامين-غت]

I am ahmad from syrian now i live in turky your work truly enriched my life thank you from the deep of my heart