 How to think like a genius Jacob Barnett was only three years old when he began to show signs of being a genius During an outing to a local planetarium One of the presenters asked the audience why the moons of Mars are odd shaped like potatoes the three-year-old Jacob simply raises hand Excuse me, but what are the sizes of the moons around Mars? The lecturer answered and Jacob looked at him and said the gravity of the planet is so large The moon's gravity will not be able to pull it into a round shape You can guess what happened next The entire auditorium was silent with everyone probably wondering who this little boy was Well, this little boy who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two was like any other random kid who attended a public school at the time However, he soon became bored and wanted more His parents were led with no choice but to visit a psychologist for professional advice and how to handle the little boy's education They took the psychologist's advice and withdrew him from school And he was allowed to sit in on astronomy and advanced math classes at Indiana University Purdue Institute Indiana Palace Jacob prepared for proper college schooling by learning in just two weeks prerecorded high school math Algebra 2 geometry sugar no metric to calculus all by himself Good news. He passed all the tests that was needed to exempt him from school And he enrolled at the college at the young age of 12 at 13 He was admitted to the Perimeter Scholars International a one-year non-degree master's level program He completed the program at age 14 and has subsequently been listed as a doctoral student at the Perimeter Institute Catherine Pulse of a doubt once said we all have genius within us never doubt that fact a Genius as defined by Wikipedia a person who displays exceptional intellectual ability creative productivity universality in genres or originality Typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of new advances in a domain of knowledge If according to Pulse of a doubt We all have genius the ability to display exceptional intelligence and creative productivity within us How can we begin to think like one in this video? I'll share with you how to think like a genius This I believe will help you become a successful person if you're new here Consider subscribing so that you would miss other interesting videos like this being a genius or requires creativity Which doesn't require a special form of intellect However, learning how to use the intellect you have to produce results is what makes you a genius So how can you become one one? Brainstorm Generate as many ideas and alternatives as possible the whole idea is to task your brain enough to come up with as many ideas as possible Do not worry about the quality of the idea just yet Just pin it all down so that you can go back to filter readjust or toss out most of them in the end However, training your brain to think far and wide beyond what every other person would normally think is essential Also, be sure to keep an open mind when brainstorming no matter how wild and unlikely the idea you're generating looks Keep them rolling in Always remember that to look at old subjects with new eyes One has to consider different perspectives Until you find the one that best suits the situation or the one that works pretty well for you and a majority of people to Consider your experiences Every one of us has a unique experience of life Which is why we all have different perspectives and responses to different subject matters in life Morgan house ill of collaborative fund made a point when he was talking about some of the ideas that changed his life According to house ill your our personal experiences make up 0.0000001 percent of what has happened in the world But it represents about 80% of how we think the world works So we mostly see different situations through our different perspective However, capturing all the individual mental representations you use and it comes to dealing with your life Into one large single representation and includes your whole knowledge of how the universe works are the most effective way to think Maria Konikawa a renowned Harvard psychologist writer and author of mastermind How to think like Sherlock Holmes said and I quote a mind that can find connections between the similarly Unconnected can access its vast network of ideas and impressions and detect even faint links that can then be Amplified to recognize a broader significance if such a significance exists inside and we seem to come from nowhere But really it comes from somewhere quite specific from the attic and the processing that has been taking place While you've been busy doing other things For instance when Jacob responded to the question he asked the lecturer at the local planetarium He spoke based on his several encounters on that subject matter It's okay to say Jacob was very knowledgeable as far as that subject was concerned Because he must have had a few experiences regarding that subject Obviously So do not put out your experiences and seek to get more Take time to think and reflect more on them because when you do the knowledge will be more readily available When you need it most Also, when you do you make a mental distinction between what is important and what isn't According to Konikawa when we observe we are forced to pay attention We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness We have to engage or we become more active with our thoughts Especially regarding our personal experiences We can handle situations better because we have most resources to pull from when we need them the most three Make a list of possible solutions after brainstorming and considering your personal experiences. What next? Get some solutions, isn't it? When faced with a challenge or problem most people think hard enough to come up with a single solution that can help deal with it Right well as a genius. It is important to consider various solutions to one problem Coming up with one solution only wouldn't allow you to find out if it is the best conclusion at the time But when you create multiple solutions, you are able to evaluate properly This is it the more time you spend brainstorming and thinking you're more likely to come up with ideas and solutions That are original and great Genuses are referred to one not because they have the ability to think in many different directions But because they have some of the best solutions to mankind's problems Consider Thomas Edison for instance who changed the world of technology Albert Einstein changed the world of physics Charles Darwin changed the world of biology According to Connick over we all have two kinds of systems of thinking But a majority of us would rather stick to the norm the laser thinkers because it is faster and Easier Connick hover puts it this way I'm going to give the systems monikers of my own the Watson system and the home system You can guess which is which Think of the Watson system as our naive selves Operating by the lazy thought habits the ones that come most naturally the so-called paths of least resistance That was spent our whole lives acquiring and think of the home systems as our aspirational cells The cells that will be once we're done learning how to apply this method of thinking to everyday lives and in doing so Break the habits of our Watson system once and for all Summary to be a genius means to be a creative thinker Someone who can provide a well thought-out solution to one of mankind's problems. It requires investing once time in one brainstorming Continuously coming up with ideas to expand your capability to come up with as many solutions to a problem as possible to Considering once personal experiences your experiences can make you unique from everyone else in the world We see the world through the eyes of our experience Which is why you should not ignore this when coming up with solutions Three pursue more than one solution When you create more than one solution to a problem you can evaluate properly before arriving at your perfect conclusion Your solution to the problem Thank you very much for watching our videos We'll like to give you another interesting video for you to enjoy next but before then our team will be very happy if you Can like this video and share it with your friends on social media If you're new here, don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss other interesting videos like this Look at your screen now to see two other videos we handpicked for you to enjoy next We love you