- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Delacorte Press (Aug 17 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385323816
- ISBN-13: 978-0385323819
- Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 2.5 x 22.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
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#228,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #96 in Books > Health, Mind & Body > Psychology & Counseling > By Topic > Intelligence
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Here's a personal growth guidebook that's won the admiration and recommendation of Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate of England. He calls this "a brilliant, practical guide to awakening and training our vast, unused resources of intelligence and ability." Author Michael Gelb, founder of High Performance Learning and consultant for companies including AT&T and National Public Radio, says that we all can unlock the "da Vincian" genius inside us. Gelb says there are seven critical principles that need to be followed for success, whether you're learning a new language, studying to be a gourmet chef, or just hoping to be more effective on the job:
- Curiosita: An insatiably curious approach to life.
- Dimonstratzione: A commitment to test knowledge through experience.
- Sensazione: The continual refinement of the senses, especially sight, as the means to clarify experience.
- Sfumato: A willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty.
- Arte/Scienza: The development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination ("whole-brain thinking").
- Corporalita: The cultivation of ambidexterity, fitness, and poise.
- Connessione: A recognition and appreciation for the connectedness of all things and phenomena; "systems thinking."
Gelb discusses each of these principles in relation to what da Vinci accomplished, thereby giving this book a built-in history lesson. The illustrations from the master's work and time add a nice warmth to the work. As the president of NPR said after working with Gelb, this is a program recommended for "anyone who wants to experience a personal and professional Renaissance."
From Publishers Weekly
Founder and president of the High Performance Learning Center, Gelb, in seminars and workshops and now in this book, offers "the Seven Da Vincian Principles" for learning how to approach life like a genius. He uses Leonardo's native Italian language to label these principles: "curiosita" (curiosity and continuous learning), "dimostrazione" (learning from experience), "sensazione" (sensory awareness), "sfumato" (accepting and embracing uncertainty), "arte/scienza" (balancing art and science, or "whole-brain" thinking), "corporalita" (physical fitness and ambidexterity) and "connessione" (seeing the interconnectedness of everything). Gelb provides discussion of each principle in relation to Leonardo's work, questions for reader "self-assessment," exercises and even notes for parents to apply the principles to child-rearing and teaching. His view reflects the current trend in working with "multiple intelligences" and creativity, and is similar to the approach outlined in Todd Siler's Think Like a Genius (1997). The Renaissance mood Gelb successfully invokes, however, adds a unique richness to this deeper, more expansive work. Illustrations. Editor, Tom Spain; agent, Muriel Nellis.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Yechhhhhh,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day (Paperback)
I cannot believe the reviewers who actually believe there is merit to this book. It is so elementary and lacking of even the most basic research, one wonders how it got published at all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This Book Does NOT Teach You How To Think Like Leonardo,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day (Paperback)
And I quote, "Then experiment with gestures and perhaps an improvisational dance that expresses that feeling; if you are not sure what to do, then you have got the idea. What music would you choose to accompany your ambiguity dance?" I could just see the Old Italian gentleman now, dancing around like Tinker Bell. Michael Gelb fills this book with exercises of this nature. At the beginning of the book, Gelb provides only a very short biography (less than 25 pages) of Leonardo's life. Gelb then goes onto describe what he calls "The Seven Da Vincian Principles" giving them clever Italian names. He sprinkles short quotes from Leonardo throughout the book that seem to support his principles, but the support is short lived and most of Gelb's book is filled with exercises such as the dance described above. Granted, some of Gelb's suggestions are good, "keep a journal," but you can get suggestions like these from reading just about any self-help book. One thing that any historian would agree on is that Leonardo Da Vinci was a very practical man - a man of science. The title of this book promises something special. It promises a look into the mind of a man who was one of the world's greatest thinkers. In my opinion, it fails to deliver.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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If you like snake oil . . .,
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day (Paperback)
If you like snake oil, and wasting your money, then buy this book..."Perhaps it is a cultural issue, but I found...Gelb's book was...very disappointing. To me, people like...Gelb are the modern equivalent of the "Traveling Medicine Show" of the "Wild West," and the programs they promote are the cure all "Snake Oil."...There are also elements, especially related to Gelb's suggestions for eating, which border on the outrageous, especially in Kansas. This makes me wonder if he has ever been west of the Mississippi, or even left the East Coast, examples are:The recipe for linguine with fresh clams and black truffles (Workbook, page 74). No additional comment considered necessary. The suggestion for developing comparative tasting - three kinds of olive oil, etc (Textbook, page 129). I would be interested to know where three kinds of smoked salmon and caviar can be found, at reasonable expense, in Wichita The recommendation to eat only "free range" meats (Textbook, page 201) - if it "oinks, moos, or clucks" in Kansas, then it is almost certain that it will have been pumped full of "hormones, antibiotics, and other toxins" long before it reaches the meat cabinet in Dillons or Albertsons. I am aware of at least one farmers' cooperative that tried, and failed, to raise free range cattle for beef. Gelb does not mention one key factor of personal development, and that is "attending" the school of "hard knocks." This is usually more effective than all the motivational programs put together." If you still go ahead and buy this book, you have my every sympathy. You need help, but you won't find it in this book.
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