Genius as we all know from catchphrase, is 99 percent of the work and only 1% of the talent given from above. But, alas, if this 1% is sleeping, then at least a stake on your head will not work. You need to somehow turn on your creative and intellectual potential, revive it. There is no doubt that you have it. How to awaken the genius in yourself? Let's go in order.
Who is a genius
This is an artist (Michelangelo), a musician (Mozart) or a writer (Shakespeare), who creates beautiful artistic worlds, penetrates the essence of things, comprehends the future and opens the way to it. This is an intellectual with amazing abilities in the field of chemistry, physics, mathematics (Mendeleev, Einstein or Nikola Tesla), and better in all areas of science at once - homo universalis. This is a miracle chess player (Fischer), playing blindly with 30 opponents at the same time, or an inexhaustible generator of creative ideas, unexpected solutions, opening the way to the future economic prosperity of world famous companies (Bill Gates). As you can see, geniuses are different, but with the possible versatility of their talents (the idea of a universal person), most often they are brilliant in something. Therefore, the first thing you need to realize is what your genius is.
What is my genius?
A brilliant actor is not necessarily a brilliant mathematician, so let's face it, you need to start by choosing the area in which it is easier for your talent (and even genius!) To wake up. As the ancients would say: know thyself! Here is a little training.
Let's close our eyes for a few minutes, enjoy the peace and introspection, bring our thoughts and feelings into alignment with our true inner self, and focus on a few simple thoughts and questions:
1. What did I love most as a child? What game did I enjoy?
2. What book or movie changed me when I was little?
3. What do I do infrequently, but do with pleasure?
4. With a great mood, I always do ... What?
5. If time had not been lost, then I would have done ... What?
6. If I knew for sure that everything would work out in the best way, then I would become ... Who?
7. If this idea did not seem stupid to everyone, then I would ... What did I do?
8. If material and everyday issues were all resolved and I didn’t have to do anything, then I ... What would I do?
9. Real freedom for me is… What?
10. What gift would I most like to receive from fate?
These questions may seem too dreamy or even strange, but the answers to them are the surest keys and tips on the way to discovering your talent and the possibility of awakening your genius!
Something simpler
But inveterate skeptics and pragmatists will object - these are all childhood fantasies with which psychologists are trying to lull our warped life experience psyche. Is there a recipe simpler and more certain than introspection?
The modern storyteller Yevgeny Klyuev has a merciless tale - "Pie with nothing." But what if someone in desperation says that he is this very “pie”? Answer - despondency away! After all, you can be not only a brilliant artist or mathematician. You can be a brilliant locksmith, a librarian, a brilliant husband or mother, and finally, a brilliant idler or a brilliant yourself.
As the hero of one film of the brilliant Woody Allen says, “there is always something else!” You can awaken your genius in the broadest sense with the help of simple exercises that activate the activity of the imagination, creativity, concentration, observation and mental alertness. Here are three of them:
1. It is useful for the right to pee with the left hand. It will come out clumsily, but the right hemisphere of your brain will start to work actively. It is what is responsible for creativity and creativity. It is useful to try to vary the slope of your handwriting, the size of the letters, write in foreign languages (hieroglyphic writing is especially useful!).
2. There is such a game "1000 applications for ...". Its essence lies in inventing ways (ordinary and unusual) for using everyday household items, for example, a paper clip or plastic bottle. You can play with someone from your relatives or friends, the competition can last several days, be interrupted and resumed. You will be surprised how much more diverse the world in which you live, how it can open up to you in a new way. Psychologists consider 300 applications to be a good result, and children cope with the task much better than adults, only 2% of whom are able to show such a result.
3. Finally, the third exercise for training your genius called "Solve the problem." Life presents us with surprises and sets tasks that cannot be solved with a tip. Formulate a similar problem in the form of a question (for example, “How can I finally learn English language?”) and offer as many options as possible to solve it. 20-30 solutions is a good result. The further you go with the answers, the more difficult it is to come up with viable ones, but the idea is worth the effort - it is the final solutions in this brainstorming session that are more often than others brilliant revelations. After a while, ideas will come to you on their own, and there is not far from their implementation. But genius is, remember the beginning, 99% of labor. This is where you will need them, because brilliant ideas require feedback. But for their embodiment, the forces miraculously come from somewhere.
How to develop your abilities and talents in different areas? Skills, thinking and ways of comprehensive development in the necessary areas of life. How to become talented in several areas?
If you set out to develop your talents and abilities in several disciplines, then this is a very bold aspiration. Nevertheless, this task is quite achievable. In fact, becoming multi-talented is a lot easier than you might think. Practicing the skills you want to improve, maintaining a positive mindset, and broadening your horizons will help you become talented in every way.
1. Develop talent through practice
1.1 Practice. Whatever you would like to become more capable of, the most The best way being successful is practice. This is especially true if you hope to improve your skills in various areas. Luckily, you won't have to devote as much time to the practice as you think, and you can most likely find time for it every day. To make the most of your time, focus on exactly what you want to learn.
Practice two different skills for 40-45 minutes every day for a month.
It's okay if you miss a day of such training for some reason. If you put time into each skill almost daily for a month, that's a total of almost 20 hours of focused work on developing your chosen skill!
1.2 Analyze the talents you want to acquire. To train consciously and effectively, you need to be fully focused during practice. One way to make classes as effective as possible is to break down the talents you hope to improve into specific skills.
Ask yourself what exactly do you need to be able to do to be more talented in certain skills?
Set specific goals for each session. Repeat one small task or process many, many times until you master it completely. For example, if you're trying to improve your ability in a sport, pick one of the most important aspects of it and spend a full 45 minutes honing it.
For example, if you want to play football better, use only one foot to move the ball back and forth across the field.
And if you want to be a more agile basketball player, then try throwing the ball only from under the basket.
Spreading the effort to improve one talent will also help improve other abilities. Going back to the sports example: exercising will improve your physical form and coordination, which in turn will increase your physical abilities in general.
1.3 Practice until you can correct yourself. Devote enough time to practice so that you can notice and correct mistakes in your performance. (Once you complete a disciplined practice schedule that involves practicing every day for a month, you will probably get there yourself.)
Over time, your work will bring more results. And all because you have acquired a solid knowledge base from which your talent will develop in a more natural way.
For example, if you're hoping to improve your musical instrument skills, try practicing the same single notes or chords so often that if they sound even slightly wrong, you'll automatically know what mistake you've made.
1.4 Be consistent and persistent. Practicing and hobbies are two different things. Running or painting classes twice a week are great, but to find talent, you need to be more disciplined in your pursuit of excellence. Choosing two completely different talents and developing them in the same period of time will help you become more resilient.
Start exercising at the same time every day.
Try practicing skills related to two different talents in parallel. Get in the habit of working on one talent and then immediately on another.
For example, after returning home from a run, start drawing. By grouping the activities, you will be more motivated to constantly work on both skills.
Work on two completely different talents to diversify your daily activities. Let's say, as in the example above, an active activity like running goes well with creative work like painting.
1.5 Eliminate distractions during class. Do not rely on willpower alone, it alone will not help you be focused enough during class. Here are some tips to ensure nothing interrupts your practice:
Designate a specific time that you will devote exclusively to the practice, and commit to practicing throughout this period. Set a timer if you like;
put your phone on silent mode;
make sure that there are no TV or computer screens nearby (unless, of course, you need them for work);
if you like to work to music, choose something instrumental, without lyrics.
2. Maintain a Talent Development Mindset
2.1 Challenge negative thoughts. In order to maintain your skill level in several areas, learn to prevent negative thoughts that can reduce your ability to work towards the various goals you have set for yourself. There are several ways to rid your mind of negative thinking:
Get over the fear. Boldly said, isn't it? Think about what is holding you back. The most common obstacles are based on your emotions. Once you acknowledge this, you will be able to overcome emotions such as fear that can get in the way of your task.
Filter out the negative. We tend to filter out positive thoughts and emotions and worry too much about negative things, especially when it comes to our abilities. Don't fall for this mental trap. Think about your opportunities for improvement, but only to the extent that motivates you to keep improving.
Choose the golden mean. Drop the concept of perfection. Don't think that you have to be perfect at something to consider yourself talented.
2.2 Strengthen your position with positive thinking. Optimism, of course, will not make you talented by itself, but an optimistic attitude will help you succeed in your aspirations. Recognize that it is up to you to decide how to think, what to think about, especially when it comes to the goals you set for yourself and your ability to achieve them.
When you have a negative thought, reformulate it into an equally true but more positive one. For example:
instead of thinking, “I've never done this before, and it seems difficult,” think, “There is an opportunity to learn something new and you can approach this task in several different ways”;
instead of thinking, “I’m too lazy” or “I can’t do it,” say to yourself, “I haven’t spent enough time on this issue, but I can at least try and see what happens”;
Finally, don't let the thought of how slowly your talents develop rob you of your enthusiasm. Tell yourself it's worth trying again.
2.3 Train your thinking. Even convincing yourself that positive thinking is good takes practice. But it will bring results. Become less critical of the world around you and yourself by simply repeating positive attitudes to yourself and pushing away negative thoughts.
Positive thinking will not only improve your mood, but also motivate you to work hard to acquire new talent.
3. Expand your ability to acquire talent
3.1 Track your progress. Purposeful practice isn't always going to be fun. But there will be awareness of the improvement of talents. Pay attention to your achievements and appreciate them (for example, a new personal record for a mile run or a particularly good picture).
If the signs of your progress are tangible (such as paintings), put them in places where you will see them often to motivate yourself to keep practicing and perfecting your talents!
3.2 Rest. To keep the mind and body always ready for practice, they must be focused and energized. Moreover, you need to rest strategically. If the talent you are trying to improve requires intensive physical activity or mental concentration for effective practice you will have to keep the body and mind in good shape.
You can take one day off per week. This will help you work more efficiently throughout the week.
3.3 Understand that an innate gift is less important than practice and perseverance. Even those abilities that seem to be given to some people from birth, develop more from training than from innate talent. This applies to athletes, musicians and mathematicians.
Know that you will need endurance. Psychologists resort to using this term when it comes to the property that successful people possess. Endurance indicates perseverance and enthusiasm for long-term goals.
Overcoming adversity in an effort to develop your skills also contributes to the improvement of your talents in general. When you face problems that others may not have to deal with, tell yourself that by overcoming them you will gain an advantage over everyone else.
3.4 Improve those abilities that interest you. After all, even scientists are not sure how to develop talent. The question of how we become successful is still largely unanswered. People who have to do what they are naturally drawn to, and who then immerse themselves in this activity, become truly good at their job. Through training and practice, people who are already passionate about something end up being especially talented at it. Recognize the significance of these findings and act accordingly:
Observe and act without delay. Inspiration and curiosity will inevitably overwhelm you, and you will end up pursuing precisely those talents that interest you enough.
Ignore the technical aspects of the talent you hope to master. You can deal with the technical aspects of talent development later, when you become dedicated to your craft.
Don't try to judge where your interests come from.
Avoid such tendencies, and this will allow your creative and emotional aspirations to draw you into something interesting.
3.5 Read. Reading is a great way to start learning about how you can become more talented in different areas. Here, one of the main benefits is to rekindle your curiosity and motivate yourself to look for new ways to improve talents or master completely new abilities.
If you are interested in the information you read, then you like the material and want to deepen your knowledge. If something piqued your curiosity, don't waste your time and start exploring.
There are literal benefits of reading: you will learn about the language and writing, about the era of history that is relevant to the book, and, of course, about the actual content of the book. You will immediately learn a lot of different things just by skimming the lines of the book and interpreting a bunch of printed words!
Of course, nothing beats hands-on experience. If you read something that interests you, put it to the test and develop a new talent!
How to become brilliant and talented?
"Everyone is brilliant. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is a fool." Albert Einstein
We were taught from childhood that in order to achieve success and professionalism, you need to constantly practice, develop skills, and hone your skills. And sometimes it's so hard to do. It takes perseverance, concentration and constant practice. Many people do just that. But how many of them achieve such success as Mozart, Einstein, Chaliapin?
So not everything is so simple, there must be something else that will allow you to achieve a high-quality result. Thomas Edison said: "Genius is 1% genius and 99% sweat". For the most part, we focus on the second part of the statement and forget about the first. It is the first part - 1% of genius, and is our talents and abilities. What is talent? Talent is the foundation on which everything else, our whole life, is built. Take it away, and everything will collapse, go into the sand. There will be no success that brings inner satisfaction, from which you really get high. Instead of finding and developing our abilities and talents, we persistently improve our shortcomings and develop weaknesses.
Consider what contributes most to your success:
- Development of strengths.
- Victory over shortcomings.
Let's see what happens in the first case. We are naturally endowed with certain abilities. You don't have to buy them, they are already there. There is already that blessed fertile soil on which the crop will be grown. You need to take care of it, add the necessary fertilizers, water, loosen. And the result will not be long in coming. There are already all the resources for this.
Now let's deal with the second result. For example, you do not have the ability to draw, and you are trying hard to create piece of art. What is the result? A lot of effort, time, energy has been invested, but there is no desired result.
Where will a tastier watermelon grow: in the southern regions or in the Moscow region? Of course, now they grow watermelons in the Moscow region, but can they be compared with the southern ones?
This is what happens to us in life. We go to unloved work, we work for material success, for the sake of a career. Constant struggle, we only dream of peace ... It is not surprising that work takes much more strength and energy and does not give pleasure. Indeed, at the same time, we constantly have to fight with our weaknesses and shortcomings, improve them, hide, comb, smooth.
Each person has unique abilities and talents that are inherent in nature and remain with us throughout life. At the same time, we easily notice the talents of others, we admire them, they inspire us, sometimes even cause envy. And for some reason we see ourselves from a completely different side, first of all we think how we can overcome some kind of shortcoming in ourselves, something is wrong with me ..
Each of us has strengths and weaknesses, and we can never become perfect in all activities and all areas of life. The quality of our life and its results are determined by the strategy that we adhere to, what we devote more time and effort to - develop our strengths or wage an endless struggle with shortcomings.
It is important to hear ourselves, to understand what allows us to enjoy, in what we can express ourselves most fully. What we direct our main energy to defines us, and makes us happy or constantly seeking happiness.
There are certain techniques in coaching that help to understand oneself, to hear and understand oneself, to discover one's own resource.
Everyone can do it - if there is a desire. Man is an individual. Environment, living conditions create personality. Natural inclinations either develop or perish. In 90% of cases, people are born talented, but only certain conditions of upbringing and education allow them to open up. From the remaining 10%, under very favorable conditions, it is also possible to form a capable person. Latest Research neurophysiologists showed that the brain (primarily its latest education responsible for the intellectual level) develops constantly in the process of fairly intense mental activity. At the Ryazan Research Institute of Psychology and Ability Development, a number of effective exercises and methods and created special program, allowing to actively develop certain structures of the brain and thereby, without changing the "I-essence" of a person, to form his outstanding abilities. The methods used at the Institute have been verified, and more than 1,500 people have been trained on them, the activities of the Institute are licensed. Encephalographic observations show that the functional activity of all brain structures improves. Indicators of memory, attention, complexity and speed of thinking, emotional and volitional aspects, and working capacity increase several times. It becomes much easier for children to learn, the estimated indicators are growing. Adults become more balanced, calmer, more confident in their abilities, and perform the planned work faster. Luck contributes to an increased intellectual level.
According to a comprehensive program of intellectual and spiritual development, one can study from the level of pedagogical development of at least grade 3, regardless of age. After the first stage of classes (in just 144 hours, of which 42 hours were classroom lessons), the possibilities of memory, attention, the speed and quality of thinking, the speed of perception and assimilation of information, including when reading, increase at least 3 times. More than 40% of listeners have an improvement in overall well-being. There is more confidence in their abilities. After the second stage of classes (100 hours of classes, 35 of them in the classroom), the above indicators increase by at least 2 times. The third stage is devoted mainly to the in-depth development of all brain structures. The quality of perception and assimilation of information, even in large volumes, reaches 85-95% from the first presentation. Improving intuitive thinking. Parents of children who are lagging behind in their studies also address problems of correction.
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They often say about such people: "jack of all trades." Agree, each of us has at least one acquaintance (acquaintance) who has involved himself in almost all areas of activity. He works, sculpts, writes poetry, sings, and even manages to do everything at home. Such people simply amaze and never cease to amaze, in which case you involuntarily think about whether a talented person is really talented in everything?
Talent Phenomenon
Talent is the development of a certain skill that is given by nature. It should be noted that it may appear in different ages. A talent for drawing, mathematics, or engineering usually makes itself felt as early as early childhood. But for scientific activity, literature or politics, abilities are found at a more mature age.
At the same time, if you don't develop your talent, if you don't put any effort into it, then even the greatest gift will come to naught over time. Ability without hard work is worth nothing, it's only hope, opened door that can only be entered through hard work. Therefore, the expression "a talented person is talented in everything" is only half true.
Work on yourself
One famous philosopher said that even if a person is not very talented in something, but he works hard on himself, he will certainly succeed. For example, prominent writers say that the key to their success is not only talent, but, first of all, perseverance and high efficiency. Great achievements can be achieved not just by talented individuals, but by plowmen with a gift. For example, Mike Tyson became a world champion not only because he had natural abilities. He trained every day from dawn to night. His coach kept him in all the time. But as soon as Mike left his mentor, he immediately began to ignore everyday activities. As a result, Tyson lost his talent very quickly.
Believe in your strength
Talented people, as a rule, went to success for more than one year. To really become a master of your craft or several occupations at the same time, you must:
- set a specific goal;
- not be afraid of obstacles;
- really believe in yourself.
These points usually work flawlessly in any endeavors. Quite often we want to learn something: to drive a car, to embroider, to dance, to learn English, but at the same time we do not even strive to start a new business. Many believe that they will not succeed, and as a result, their desire remains a pipe dream. It turns out that a talented person is talented in everything only if he puts a lot of effort into his improvement.
Reasons for failure
Since childhood, many parents have been telling that it is impossible to start several things at the same time, because in the end you will not succeed in anything. Someone was forbidden, for example, to attend several circles at the same time. Children quite often tend to develop in only one direction. As a result, such restrictions lead to the fact that a person does not have the opportunity to do what he would like.
Another common mistake is that having reached the heights in some particular business, a talented person simply no longer wants to develop. Having become aces in their field, many people are afraid to start something new or go beyond high level. They are afraid of condemnation and failure, many, like schoolchildren, are afraid of getting a low mark.
The third reason is more prosaic - laziness. Of course, in order to learn something, you need to make a lot of effort and spend time. As a result, laziness often takes over, and a person never reaches his potential.
How to develop talent in a child?
Each person is talented in their own way. Therefore, it is very important for parents to identify as early as possible what abilities their child has. As a rule, the baby begins to show certain inclinations by the age of 4-5. However, it happens that a giftedness for some occupation is already observed in a three-year-old child. you need a patient "guide" who can direct him in the right direction. Take him to music classes, sports and art clubs. All this will surely bear fruit.
If the baby does not succeed in something or you think that he does not show talent for anything, do not be angry with him. It will definitely appear a little later, you just need to make more effort and patience. If we summarize all the requirements for parents, then in several theses we can say the following:
- do not impose your desires on the child, but listen to his aspirations;
- reveal the talent of the crumbs and create all the conditions for its development;
- encourage the interests of the child and establish a trusting relationship with him.
How to find your talent?
One well-known psychologist describes 7 varieties of talent.
It's very simple: re-read all of the above varieties - and you will definitely find one of these types in yourself.
Let's summarize
Talent is what a person loves to do most of all, puts effort into it and gets great pleasure from it. Sometimes, deciding what exactly you will do, you can get far ideal conditions. And when you do not give up your occupation in difficult times - this is the highest degree of talent development.
At the same time, we are all very different. A talented writer will not always be able to become an outstanding athlete, and vice versa. On the other hand, talented people are easier than others to achieve good results. This is due to the fact that such individuals have self-confidence. For gifted people, free consciousness and an effective approach are most often characteristic, which helps to reach new heights in various fields. It turns out that a talented person is talented in everything only when he sincerely believes in his own strength and tirelessly works on his skill.
