The Brain of a Genius: 5 Surprising Characteristics of The World ’s Greatest Minds

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“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.” - Aristotle

When we see people do incredible things, it’s natural for us to want to know how exactly how they’ve done them.

We watch the news or follow world affairs and see people accomplishing incredible feats all the time, and one thought often plays in the back of our minds.

Could I do that?

We hear about the achievements of household names such as Albert Einstein, Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Helen Keller and Mahatma Gandhi, and they seem otherworldly – superhuman almost.

But there isn’t anything divine about these people and what they’ve done. They simply have, by chance or intention (usually a bit of both), been able to develop great minds that they direct towards a certain goal.

And fortunately for us, there is a method to their genius, an anatomy to their thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors that we can try to replicate.

So here are 5 characteristics of the world’s greatest minds.
1. A clinical obsession with their field of study
The greatest minds don’t just have a fleeting interest in whatever they’re directing their attention to.

In fact, successful people from Charles Dickens to Nikola Tesla, Michelangelo to Beethoven and even...

Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: BenFishel Tags: confidence creativity featured happiness motivation philosophy psychology self improvement success best motivation genius pickthebrain traits of genius world's greatest minds Source Type: blogs