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3. Embrace change, uncertainty, and doubt.
It is on these edges of knowledge that innovation and discovery
happen. Don't be afraid to question conventional wisdom; geniuses
are the ones who rewrite those conventions.
4. Be prolific.
Try for quantity before quality. To produce exceptionally good
work, do a lot of whatever you're doing. It increases your chances
for success and it means you will get more practice along the way. It
also takes the pressure off, knowing that while an effort may be your
first, it will likely not be your last. Most geniuses in history,
whatever they were doing, did a LOT of it, and not all of it was
genius!
There is a theory that to become a "master" in any subject, you need
10,000 hours of practice. Professional orchestra players, computer
programmers all demonstrate this idea. (Citation: Malcolm
Gladwell's book Outliers, 2009, but see also Creativity: Genius and
other Myths, Weisberg, 1986)
5. Learn about Bloom's Taxonomy.
Bloom's Taxonomy is a breakdown of the six levels of thinking,
from the lowest level to the highest. You can use it to help you think
about thinking on a deeper level.
Knowledge is accepting and believing a fact. Knowing 2 + 2 = 4,
doesn't mean you know what 2 + 2 = 4 means.
Application is knowing how to use the fact. You can determine that
2 cats plus 2 cats equals 4 cats. You don't know what 2 + 2 = 4
means, but you can apply it.
Comprehension is understanding a fact: You understand the concept
of addition and how 2 + 2 = 4.
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