Society & Culture
In this episode of How to Human we explore the topic of Genius. Is genius an innate quality of the few, or are we in fact all genius? What role does external influence and evaluation play in our experience of genius? Join us as we attempt to bring this very elusive concept of ‘genius’ into the very mundane terrain of modern human life. References mentioned: Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk: “Your elusive creative genius” https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius On the concept of flow: Creativity, Flow and and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi https://books.google.fi/books/about/Creativity.html?id=aci_Ea4c6woC&redir_esc=y Great article explaining different aspects of the concept, in short: https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-father-of-flow/ Another small article on Flow, which includes the graph talked about (flow being a state of balance right between anxiety and boredom): https://scienceandvalues.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/csikszentmihalyis-flow-pleasure-and-creativity/ Searching for Sugar Man Film: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/searching_for_sugar_man/ Troika Consulting, as a way of feedback mentioned: http://www.liberatingstructures.com/8-troika-consulting/ Credits: Elevator Music: www.bensound.com