A short spoken monologue by Brian Johnson (a Philosopher's Notes mini-chapter) exploring the idea that each person has an inner "genius" (a guiding creative spirit). He references historical Roman beliefs and Elizabeth Gilbert's TED Talk, then lists personal daily practices—meditation, journaling, movement, healthy eating, and regular creating—to invite that genius to show up.
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Hi, this is Brian with another mini chapter from a Philosopher's notes. This one's called how, how's your genius? Get this. Back in the Roman Empire's days of sexy togas and sweet sandals, they believed everyone had their own little mini me, like genius, a guiding spirit that helped them rock it. If anyone did something amazing, whether it was artistic or athletic or rhetorical, it was said their genius had guided them. How cool is that? Correct answer. Very good news. It's still true. We all have our own genius within. The question is, how's yours? Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love, did a super cool TED Talk where she points out the fact that although it's her inner genius who's responsible for the creative goodness that might come through her on any given day, it's her responsibility to show up to write. I love that. How about you? What do you need to do to make sure your genius knows you want to play? So you can Google Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk to find that link? It's amazing. Her talk and it's such a big idea. What do we need to do to invite our genius to play? It comes down to the fundamentals we talk about all the time. For me, it's meditation, journaling, movement, eating really well, taking the time to create every day. These are things that help me experience more and more of my genius. How about you? What is it you need to do to let your genius out more often? Get on that. Hope you dug it. Look forward to sharing more with you soon. In the meantime, have an awesome day.
