Last Updated on 24 March 2006
Tony Buzan, considered the father of the mind map, offers a list of twenty characteristics based on research he conducted for his 1992 book “Buzan’s Book of Genius.”
- Vision
- Desire
- Faith
- Commitment
- Planning
- Persistence
- Learning from Mistakes
- Subject Knowledge
- Mental Literacy
- Imagination
- Positive Attitude
- Auto-Suggestion
- Intuition
- Mastermind Group (Real)
- Mastermind Group (Internal)
- Truth/Honesty
- Facing Fears/Courage
- Creativity/Flexibility
- Love of the Task
- Energy (Physical/Sensual/Sexual)
Buzan suggests you rate yourself by assigning a score of 0 to 5 for
each of these qualities, and then add all the scores together to
determine your “Genius Quotient.” But before you do… I don’t have the
scoring scheme (yet) to let you know how genius you are… I need to
get this book on the shelves of the Sandbox…
Nevertheless, take look at the first six characteristics…
- Vision
- Desire
- Faith
- Commitment
- Planning
- Persistence
They have nothing to do with knowledge, they’re about passion… intention… sticktoitivity.