The Crazy Genius Quotes

“Some gifted people have so many interests and talents they scatter themselves among so many projects and activities they cannot finish things or do them well.”
― Harris Crenshaw, The Crazy Genius: The Connection Between Creativity, Intelligence And Genius, Are Introverts Or Extroverts Geniuses? Elements Of Creative Genius And Fallacies About Genius

“One study found that children with up to about 140 IQ tolerate the ordinary school routine and achieve excellent marks without major effort, but boredom increases with intelligence. Those at or above 180 IQ are likely to be indifferent or dislike school because it is not interesting.”
― Harris Crenshaw, The Crazy Genius: The Connection Between Creativity, Intelligence And Genius, Are Introverts Or Extroverts Geniuses? Elements Of Creative Genius And Fallacies About Genius

“In his Meditations on First Philosophy in 1641, he described a powerful, clever and deceitful personification “who has directed his entire effort to misleading me.” His book is still a standard text used in university philosophy departments.”
― Harris Crenshaw, The Crazy Genius: The Connection Between Creativity, Intelligence And Genius, Are Introverts Or Extroverts Geniuses? Elements Of Creative Genius And Fallacies About Genius

“It has always seemed to me to imply some abstract learning scenario wherein a generic would-be writer is acted upon by unnamed forces and thereby caused to understand the obscure codes and formulas of creative writing. There’s actually a name for this approach: Transmission Model Learning, wherein the teacher transmits information to a passive student, who memorizes and regurgitates the material until it is learned.”
― Harris Crenshaw, The Crazy Genius: The Connection Between Creativity, Intelligence And Genius, Are Introverts Or Extroverts Geniuses? Elements Of Creative Genius And Fallacies About Genius

“Einstein was once asked how many feet are in a mile and he replied that he did not know, because facts like that were readily available for reference.”
― Harris Crenshaw, The Crazy Genius: The Connection Between Creativity, Intelligence And Genius, Are Introverts Or Extroverts Geniuses? Elements Of Creative Genius And Fallacies About Genius

“tend not to talk unless they have something to say and if they start talking about something they are interested in, they will often keep talking for a long time.”
― Harris Crenshaw, The Crazy Genius: The Connection Between Creativity, Intelligence And Genius, Are Introverts Or Extroverts Geniuses? Elements Of Creative Genius And Fallacies About Genius