Barking Up the Wrong Tree - 2. Ch 1
Should we play it safe and do what we're told if we want to succeed?
CIPA - Congenital insensitivity to pain - defect in SCN9A gene, person does not feel pain.
One of the villains in "The Girl Who Played with Fire" has CIPA
When are our weaknesses actually strengths?
How many number-one high school performers go on to change the world, run the world, or impress the world? Zero
They are not likely to be the future's visionaries.....they typically settle into the system instead of shaking it up.
Academic grades correlate only loosely with intelligence. Standardized tests are better at measuring IQ.
Grades are however an excellent predictor of self-discipline, conscientiousness, and the ability to comply with rules.
Essentially we are rewarding conformity and the willingness to go along with the system.
Schools reward generalists, there is little recognition of student passion or expertise.
The real world, however, does the reverse.
If you want to do well in school and you're passionate about math, you need to stop working on it to make sure you get an A in history too.
This generalist approach does not lead to expertise.
But in the real world, one skill is highly rewarded and other skills aren't that important.
Intellectual students who enjoy learning struggle in high school.
Winston Churcill should never have been prime minister - he was brilliant but also a paranoid loose cannon who was impossible to deal with. He was a maverick. But he passionately loved his country to the point of displaying clear paranoia toward any possible threat to the empire. This "bad" quality is the key to why he is one of the most revered leaders in world history.
What makes a good leader?
Research done by Gautam Mukunda: There are two types of leader - one rises up through formal channels, getting promoted, playing by the rules, and meeting expectations. The second kind doesn't rise up through the ranks; they come in through the window: entrepreneurs who don't wait for someone to promote them. Their qualities are a poison that under just the right circumstances could be a performance-enhancing drug. These are called intensifiers, and hold the secret to how your biggest weakness might just be your greatest strength.
They do unexpected things, have different backgrounds, and are often unpredictable. Yet they bring change and make a difference.
Gautam Mukunda applied above theory to all US presidents, and his theory predicted presidential impact with a statistical confidence of 99 percent.
Glenn Gould (from Toronto) - classical pianist genius; was a hypochondriac. he was born into an environment perfectly suited to his fragile temperament - his parents were supportive to an almost impossible degree. And he had an inexhaustible work ethic, known for sixteen hour days and hundred hour weeks. His advise to aspiring artists "you must give up everything else".
CIPA - Congenital insensitivity to pain - defect in SCN9A gene, person does not feel pain.
One of the villains in "The Girl Who Played with Fire" has CIPA
When are our weaknesses actually strengths?
How many number-one high school performers go on to change the world, run the world, or impress the world? Zero
They are not likely to be the future's visionaries.....they typically settle into the system instead of shaking it up.
Academic grades correlate only loosely with intelligence. Standardized tests are better at measuring IQ.
Grades are however an excellent predictor of self-discipline, conscientiousness, and the ability to comply with rules.
Essentially we are rewarding conformity and the willingness to go along with the system.
Schools reward generalists, there is little recognition of student passion or expertise.
The real world, however, does the reverse.
If you want to do well in school and you're passionate about math, you need to stop working on it to make sure you get an A in history too.
This generalist approach does not lead to expertise.
But in the real world, one skill is highly rewarded and other skills aren't that important.
Intellectual students who enjoy learning struggle in high school.
Winston Churcill should never have been prime minister - he was brilliant but also a paranoid loose cannon who was impossible to deal with. He was a maverick. But he passionately loved his country to the point of displaying clear paranoia toward any possible threat to the empire. This "bad" quality is the key to why he is one of the most revered leaders in world history.
What makes a good leader?
Research done by Gautam Mukunda: There are two types of leader - one rises up through formal channels, getting promoted, playing by the rules, and meeting expectations. The second kind doesn't rise up through the ranks; they come in through the window: entrepreneurs who don't wait for someone to promote them. Their qualities are a poison that under just the right circumstances could be a performance-enhancing drug. These are called intensifiers, and hold the secret to how your biggest weakness might just be your greatest strength.
They do unexpected things, have different backgrounds, and are often unpredictable. Yet they bring change and make a difference.
Gautam Mukunda applied above theory to all US presidents, and his theory predicted presidential impact with a statistical confidence of 99 percent.
Glenn Gould (from Toronto) - classical pianist genius; was a hypochondriac. he was born into an environment perfectly suited to his fragile temperament - his parents were supportive to an almost impossible degree. And he had an inexhaustible work ethic, known for sixteen hour days and hundred hour weeks. His advise to aspiring artists "you must give up everything else".
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