By  Steve Gillman 

Introductory comments by Royane Real

Have you ever wondered if you could become a real genius? 

Are geniuses born different from the rest of us?  Or do people who end up being geniuses start out the same as we do?  Can parents push their children to become real geniuses?  Or is real genius something that some people learn how to do or learn how to become?

You have probably noticed that some of the most famous athletes in the world today, as well as some of the most accomplished musicians were taught and pushed to excel by their parents from an early age.  Today, those children are grown up and are at the top of their fields.  Such examples of child prodigies who  as Tiger Woods who excels in golf, Wayne Gretzky, who excelled in hockey, and Serena and Venus Williams who excelled at tennis. 

The music world is also filled with many examples of children who were trained and pushed from an early age by their parents.  

Does this mean that real geniuses can be produced by parents who decided to make their children excel at being brilliant?

Can we make ourselves become real geniuses, by simply changing the way we use our brains?

The following article by Steve Gillman tackles the issue of whether it’s possible to become a real genius.  But first, the author reminds us that simply being brilliant does not necessarily lead to making great contributions.  In the end it is those people who made great contributions that we remember today.  These people were able to think new thoughts in new ways. 

( The above introductory comments were written by Royane Real, author of “How You Can Be Smarter - Use Your Brain to Learn Faster, Remember Better and Be More Creative”. 

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Feature article:

Real Genius - IQ Or Creativity?

By: Steve Gillman

What is real genius, and how do we cultivate it in ourselves? A common dictionary definition is, "Extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity."

Some definitions refer to a high IQ as well, but that doesn't seem to be an important component. Both intellectual power and creativity can certainly exist without a high level of intelligence, as I will explain.

Real genius, then, whether in the sciences, arts, or business, is about finding new, creative and effective ways to do things. How high a man or woman scores on some test of intelligence is not so relevant.  How productive he or she is in producing new ideas is the most defining factor.

Genius Is In The Software

If we look at the brain and mind as a computer, we can see that the physical part, made up of neurons and such, is the hardware. This is the computer before we install the operating system and various programs. If it is potentially more powerful, that's great. But it isn't enough.

In order to realize that power, to use it, we need the programs. What would the computer on your desk be worth without any software? The same is true of our brains.

The software, then, consists of our ways of thinking. These are developed starting in childhood, but they are not static. We can continue to add new "programs" throughout life, and the right ones can dramatically increase one's creativity. This is why a less intelligent man can be a genius at something, while a man with a much higher IQ may add little in the way of new ideas, thinking or products to the world. It is all about the software.

What about these "programs?" What are they, where do you get them and how do you install them? The bad news is that they do not install as easily as programs do on your desktop computer. You have to work with them for at least several weeks to make these new ways of thinking habitual. The good news is that once they do become a habit, they work for you almost effortlessly.

A "program" might be as simple as "the exploration of creative alternatives by looking at purposes." This is something anyone can do, but few do it systematically or habitually. Work with this enough consciously, though, and it becomes a regular part of your thinking. You look at a textbook from a school, for example, and your mind asks "What are the purposes, and what does that suggest for alternatives?"

You see that a textbook is supposed to impart knowledge to the student. The questions that naturally arise include, "Does it do that well?" and "What else might suit this purpose?"

The question of effectiveness makes you wonder what you would find if ten different textbooks on the same subject matter were used to teach students, and then we tested the students to see which group learned more. That leads you to the idea for a textbook testing service (currently, textbooks are often chosen according to the preferences educators, rather than by effectiveness). The "what else" part could get you thinking about making educational material into video games.

Other creative ideas will start to come to mind as you look at the matter, at least if that is the way your brain is programmed to work. And the "program" above is just one example of many techniques for creative thinking which you can "install" in yourself.

A higher IQ could be helpful, and raising yours may be possible, but that is not nearly as important to developing real genius as changing the ways in which you think.

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Copyright Steve Gillman. For more on How To Think Creatively, and to get the Brain Power Newsletter and other free gifts, visit: www.IncreaseBrainPower.com  

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