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The Difference Between Genius and Mediocrity
Mario Peshev
February 26, 2022
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3 Ideas For Better Habits
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Mediocrity Is Always In a Rush
Victorian author Amelia Barr on the difference between mediocrity and genius:
“Everything good needs time. Don’t do work in a hurry. Go into details; it pays in every way. Time means power for your work. Mediocrity is always in a rush; but whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing with consideration. For genius is nothing more nor less than doing well what anyone can do badly.”
Source: How They Succeeded
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The Best Way to Control Others Is to Give Them Freedom
Zen monk and teacher Shunryu Suzuki on how to control others:
“Even though you try to put people under control, it is impossible. You cannot do it. The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. Then they will be in control in a wider sense...So it is with people: first let them do what they want, and watch them. This is the best policy. To ignore them is not good. That is the worst policy. The second worst is trying to control them. The best one is to watch them, just to watch them, without trying to control them."
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Leaders Tend to Talk More
Organizational Psychologist Adam Grant on the science behind people who are chosen for leadership:
"The person who talks the most is the most likely to become the leader.
Data: regardless of intelligence and expertise, groups elevate those who command the most airtime."
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Brain Food
Today I Learned: Scientists in the 1790s believed that sugar doesn’t rot teeth, instead its an old wives’ tale so that the poor won’t waste money on it. (Source)
Have a productive week,
The Smarter Brain Team