Originals
How Non-Conformists Move the World
Editorial Review
The hallmark of originality is rejecting the default and exploring whether a better option exists. The starting point is curiosity: pondering why the default exists in the first place. We’re driven to question defaults when we experience vuja de, the opposite of déjà vu. Déjà vu occurs when we encounter something new, but it feels as if we’ve seen it before. Vuja de is the reverse—we face something familiar, but we see it with a fresh perspective that enables us to gain new insights into old problems.
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If you consider the individuals who will grow up and make a dent in the universe, the first group that probably comes to mind is child prodigies.
Although child prodigies are often rich in both talent and ambition, what holds them back from moving the world forward is that they don’t learn to be original.
The gifted focus their energy on consuming existing scientific knowledge, not producing new insights.
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Instead of aiming for unique accomplishments, the intense desire to succeed leads us to strive for guaranteed success.
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