The Genius Within: How to Unleash Your Hidden Potential

In this video I talk about three things which you can do that will help you unlock your hidden potential. Do you have any advice for people? If so, please leave a comment below.

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[pasqualesimonelli]

Surround yourself with intelligent people
Find balance
Never give up
Become inspired

[mardespl]

Mathematician and philisopher at the same time. Such a valuable video and channel.

[Regalman]

Thank you my father said to me "you not as smart as you think you are" I got my masters degree and purchasing my first home. I also am going to build a video game studio once I settle into my new home. Never give up people and fight through the trauma.

[davidattias]

Hey all, I’ve started a Math bachelor though I was 22 and about to finish masters. Life is long, take the time to do what you think is worth doing and you won’t regret it. Thanks for the video

[elishevabarenbaum]

Great motivational talk.

My 2cents:

Don't believe people when they tell you you're not good at something, especially teachers. Maybe you have a different way of learning, or it's not the right time for you. I was told that I was tone deaf, but now am having singing classes, enjoying it and the teacher said I have a nice voice. But even if you're not good at something, it's ok to do it badly if you enjoy it.

Either we do it to ourselves or other people do it to us, but we end up with labels, like arty, serious, joker etc. It's good to try different interests: if you like football, try a bit of opera. If you're an artist, take a law course. It expands your mind. I'm seen as a language person, but now want to tutor maths to children who are struggling. Actually want to combine it with languages as I want to focus on immigrant children and teach them in their native languages. Suddenly one can combine wildly different areas, maybe you'll end up writing a modern opera about football, or become a legal consultant on on art forgery.

[cosmicspectrum]

I totally believe in hanging around smart people in order to bring out your own potential. If you notice, a lot of the famous mathematicians and physicists were either mentored by another famous mathematician/physicist or they were colleges or they were students of famous mathematician/physicists.

[joeldoxtator]

So much of this is reflected in Miyamoto Musashi's the book of the five rings.
The path to genius has not changed in millennia.
"Once you know the way generally, you know the path to all things."

[goldbarth]

I've been doing a lot of what you say for a long time, but it's much more important to remember it every now and then.
Now that I'm studying again at 40 and learning software development in the 2nd semester, it's a very good reminder.

Thanks a lot for this.

[atlantis]

I've been out of school for over 20 years, i hated math but, not long ago it was bugging me that I couldn't even remember the stuff i did learn, like fractions. Checked out a math workbook from the library to refresh my memory. I enjoyed it so much I ended up buying a couple of books. Youtube videos really help when i get stuck. Never thought I would like math. Thanks for your videos!

[ruevictorhugo]

I live in a small rural town in France and surrounding myself with smart people is difficult. I used to live in the Boston/Cambridge area so with Harvard and MIT and UMass Boston (where I went to graduate school) there were smart people everywhere. But here I finally found one friend who's a retired professor of biophysics, so he’s it. Other than that I find smart people on YouTube videos and, hey, Math Sorcerer, you’re one of the best. 👍

[Moshmn]

I love this encouraging content. It is much needed in our discouraging, apex fallacy culture.

[ezekielmadia]

Hey math sorcerer! Been watching your videos for a while. In fact you were the very first mathmatician I subscribed to here on YouTube.
With the dream of becoming an engineer I took your advice on the path I should take with math. Started with pre-algebra a year and a half ago. Now I'm finishing up pre calc in college and have a 4.0 thus far. Beyond excited to get deep into calculus.

My most exciting moment in learning math is that it isnt about memorizing things, its about how to put these machines together and use them as tools to solve problems.

[larrybryant]

I agree 100% ! Many people are born with genius potential but learn to be and act dumb in order to fit in and socialize.

[stevencook]

I used to be terrible at math. In high school I got a 14 on the math section on my act. I always thought being good at math just wasn't in the cards for me. However, I changed my major in collage to engineering started at the first remedial math course and now I am in calc 3 and closer then I have ever been to my goal. Hard work and not giving up pays off. You can do anything you set your mind to truly.

[matheusdeluna]

My advice for people is to keep watching your videos! You motivate me a

[vaughanheussenstamm]

Hey hey, just to follow one of the last concepts you shared that people read the comments, so please share your good ideas: One idea that I personally would like to follow even more is the idea of finding heros that exist in our actual lives. For example, my father is a professional guitar player. I chose to idolize him when I was a child and learn as much as possible from him. I had a godlike Tae Kwon Do teacher (and many other real life mentors). I chose to focus on these types of people as my heros and do hero-worship of these ACTUAL PEOPLE. Now, knowing your heros in your actual life will lead to a lot of drama. That's something that isn't mentioned in this video. But hey, you need to know that there is going to be drama, and you can learn to navigate it!

Even recently I have began to take chess lessons with someone of higher caliber than I (I am an expert, he is a master). This is making a huge difference. It isn't just Kasparov or Bobby Fischer. It's a real person who I am now in a friendship/mentorship with.

Like The Math Sorcerer said, there are so many highly intelligent people at almost any university. Furthermore, there are intelligent people all around. So, go to community college, and/or find a work mentor, don't be afraid to idolize them temporarily to get that knowledge download. It really works and everyone could benefit from doing it.

In summary: Find heros in your actual life.

[whatzause]

I add this comment because you requested it. Your excellent presentation has undoubtedly inspired a lot of people, including me. I have only one thing to add. To paraphrase slightly what you say, “If you fail, try a different way, a different approach.” Good advice of course. But it is not always necessary to rule out trying again the SAME way because you may have just made a mistake, or because you might do better again on another try. After that you can still try a different approach.

[ABC-jqve]

Yes being friends with smart people helps. My best friends are all students and it makes life more interesting.

[nulanfr]

😭😭 those eyes are telling me to just do it and don’t procrastinate

[daddycool]

Im reading a book named Limitless by Jim Kwik, im new to reading, my vocabulary is pretty bad but im still doing my best right now, hopefully i find my talents like you smart people that have insane math skills 😂