2 things that unite all men of genius

lateral thinking

Take, for example, Benjamin Franklin. Practically no schooling and learning on their own, he became the most important inventor, diplomat, scientist, writer and politician of the American Enlightenment. He proved that lightning is electrical in nature, and has invented a way to curb it. He measured the temperature of ocean currents, becoming the first who made an accurate map of the Gulf Stream.

Similarly evolved and destiny Albert Einstein. As a child, he began to speak too late. And because of the rebellious attitude to the then educational system poorly studied.

He questioned and pondered all the received knowledge that well-trained followers of classical education would never have occurred.

A slow development of language skills as a child gave him the opportunity to observe the humdrum events that others take for granted.

Or remember Steve Jobs. He, like Einstein (who played the violin, when you come to a standstill in their work), believed in the importance of beauty. He believed that art, the exact sciences and the humanities must be connected with each other. As is known, dropped out, Jobs enrolled in a class in calligraphy and dance, and later moved to India in search of spiritual enlightenment.

Curiosity

But perhaps the most outstanding genius can be considered Leonardo da Vinci. He thought both as an artist and as a scientist, so he could visualize theoretical concepts. In his own words, he was a follower of experience and experiment. The most inspiring feature was his curiosity.

Thousands of pages remaining after the diaries are full of questions that interested him. For example, he wanted to know why people yawn, how to construct a square equal in area of ​​a circle that makes closing the aortic valve, the human eye perceives light and how it can be useful in drawing. He decided to explore the bovine placenta, the jaws of crocodiles, human facial muscles and moonlight.

Da Vinci wanted to know everything that is possible, all the things that only have, including the cosmos and our place in it.

His curiosity was often directed to things that ordinary people are thinking only in childhood (for example, why the sky is blue).

Some people can be considered a genius in a particular area, such as Leonhard Euler - in mathematics, Mozart - music. Talents and interests da Vinci also span multiple disciplines. He took off the skin from the faces of corpses, studying muscles device, and then wrote the most famous smile in the world. He saw human skulls, sketched bones and teeth, to authentically portray the anguish of St. Jerome.

Da Vinci was a genius, but not just because he was smart. He, more importantly, was a model of universal mind, a man whose curiosity extended to all around.