The Rules of Genius #28: Keep a hero file
Students in creative disciplines sometimes worry that they might lose their personal style if they allow themselves to be influenced…
Author: Marty Neumeier
The Rules of Genius #27: Do your own projects
Something happens when you work on challenges of your own choosing. Your mind becomes magnetized. It starts to attract little…
The Rules of Genius #26: Start with curiosity, not belief
Ideology is toxic to learning. As soon as you begin to believe something, the spirit of inquiry dies. If you…
The Rules of Genius #25: Learn how to learn
Learning to learn is a metaskill—a skill applied to itself. It multiplies your knowledge and accelerates your progress. When you…
The Rules of Genius #24: Simplify
People tend to view simplicity and complexity as opposites. But this isn’t strictly true. The enemy of simplicity isn’t complexity,…
The Rules of Genius #23: Test your ideas in realistic situations
Question: How can you predict whether an idea will survive in the real world? Answer: Test it in the real…