Awaken Your Genius
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Awaken Your Genius by Ozan Varol
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERUnlock your originality and unleash your unique talents with this simple guide from the acclaimed author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist.
We say some people march to the beat of a different drummer. But implicit in this cliché is that the rest of us march to the same beat. We sleepwalk through life, find ourselves on well-worn paths that were never ours to walk, and become a silent extra in someone else's story. Extraordinary people carve their own paths as leaders and creators. They think and act with genuine independence. They stand out from the crowd because they embody their own shape and color. We call these people geniuses--as if they're another breed. But genius isn't for a special few. It can be cultivated.
Awaken Your Genius will show you how. You'll learn:
- A simple practice the best thinkers use to generate original insights
- The one question you can ask to identify hidden time-sucks that clutter your brain and create overwhelm
- Why you'll never feel "on top of everything" (and what to do about it)
- The surprising strategy that the writers of The Office used to boost their creativity (it's weird ... but it works!)
- Why comparing yourself to others is stealing your joy (and how to stop doing it once and for all)
- How to promote yourself (without selling your soul)
- And much more!
Overall, you'll learn how to discard what no longer serves you and discover your first principles--the qualities that make up your genius. You'll be equipped to escape your intellectual prisons and generate original insights from your own depths. You'll discover how to look where others don't look and see what others don't see. You'll give birth to your genius, the universe-denter you were meant to be.
Varol, Ozan: - Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor, author, and podcast host. A native of Istanbul, Turkey, he moved to America to major in astrophysics at Cornell University, then served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers project. Varol later became a law professor at Lewis & Clark University and wrote The Democratic Coup d'Etat, published by Oxford University Press. Varol's articles have appeared in outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, BBC, TIME, CNN, Washington Post, Slate, and Foreign Policy. He blogs weekly on his website, ozanvarol.com and is a regular contributor to Ladders and Heleo. His work is also frequently featured on Flipboard. Through these platforms, his articles reach millions of readers each month. A sought-after public speaker, Varol has given countless radio and television interviews, and delivered keynote speeches both to small and large crowds at major corporations, nonprofits, and government institutions.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781541700369 |
| ISBN 10 | 1541700368 |
| Title | Awaken Your Genius |
| Author | Ozan Varol |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
| Year published | 2023-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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