• listened to How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci : Seven Steps to Genius Every Day by Michael J. Gelb (1999
  
  In A Nutshell
  
  - Psychologist, Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind : The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, describes 7 measurable intelligences
  
  
  
  1. Logical mathematical
  
  
  2. Verbal linguistic
  
  
  3. Spacial mechanical
  
  
  4. Musical
  
  
  5. Bodily kinesthetic
  
  
  6. Interpersonal social
  
  
  7. Intrapersonal or self-knowledge
  
  
  
  - Intelligence can be developed throughout life. Your brain can learn 7 facts per second every second for the rest of your life and still have plenty of room left to learn more.
  
  - 7 da Vincian principles
  
  
  
  1. Curiosita -- an insatiably curiosious approach to life and an unrelenting quest for continuous learning
  
  
  2. Dimonstratzione -- a commitment to test knowledge through experience, persistence, and willingness to learn from mistakes
  
  
  3. Sensazione -- a continual refinement of the senses, especially sight as the means to enliven experience
  
  
  4. Sfumato -- (literally, "going up in smoke") a willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty
  
  
  5. Arte/Scienza -- the development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination, whole-brain thinking
  
  
  6. Corporalita -- the cultivation of grace, ambidexterity, fitness, and poise
  
  
  7. Connessione -- a recognition of and apprectiation for the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena, systems-thinking
  
  
  
  - Exercises
  
  
  
  • Keep a notebook and write down all your thoughts. Carry it with you everywhere and write in it often.
  
  
  • Make a list of 100 questions that are important to you. Write them all in one sitting. Don't worry about spelling or grammer. Note the themes that emerge. Choose and prioritize the 10 most significant questions.
  
  
  • Sit with your questions. Write questions on a large sheet of paper, position in front of you, and meditate.
  
  
  • Incubate insights. Think about questions before you go to sleep, so you can dream about them.
  
  
  • Practice stream of consciousness writing. Keep your pen moving at least 10 minutes. Note connections.
  
  
  • Ask: what, when, where, who, why, and how.
  
  
  • Learn a new discipline. Make a list of ideal/dream hobbies.
  
  
  • Build your vocabulary.
  
  
  • Examine your beliefs; test your convictions. Review beliefs from a distance, from different perspectives. Seek other points of view.
  
  
  • Embrace mistakes. Be resilient in the face of adversity. Have a sense of humor about difficult experiences. Affirm the positive.
  
  
  • Cultivate your senses.
  
  
  • Read everything you can.