Theory on How to Become a Genius
EDIT: April 30, 2006:
This essay was written by me in a day 2 years ago. It was never modified or revised and it contains errors in the english language. It is also highly influenced by Scientology, a religion I then was part of but I have partly left that since then. A proper revision of this essay will be done in the future but it still contains some very interesting information that I deem very valuable.
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Essay partly based on the works from L. Ron Hubbard - a true genius.
All the speculations, ideas and the essay itself was written on the second of June 2004, a day when I was in bed having a cold, by Jim Westergren - one who wanted to become more intelligent.
Introduction
This is an essay with a very optimistic title - the most optimistic title I have ever written to date.
The dictionary defines “genius” as: “Someone who has an unusually high level of intelligence, mental skill or artistic ability.”
The first thing to learn is that a person CAN become more intelligent, and I am sure even possible to become a genius, all by himself. And it is definitely not necessary to meditate 10 years on the top of a mountain in china to achieve it.
In an issue entitled “Genius” from L. Ron Hubbard he is quoting Dr. Alfred Barrios who declared the following: “Most people have the mistaken idea that geniuses are born, not made.”
To understand how to become more smart it is first necessary to understand how a person is thinking. L. Ron Hubbard made discoveries in 1956 regarding this and I will give here a summary.
A person is thinking with DATA. The data a person has is ALIGNED. It is aligned on STABLE DATA. The stable data a person has may be correct or not be correct.
Example:
A person X has a stable datum that all men has equal value. All right, this is the stable datum he operates on concerning people. He may know it or not know it and it does not matter where he had gotten it from whether it was Charles Darwin, Wilhelm Wundt, Karl Marx, Lenin, from the Bible or whoever told him this. His thinking, calculations, evaluations and actions concerning people is aligned with this stable datum. If for example person X sees the bum on the street, he may give him some coins and think that he is poor and that all people has the same value.
If somebody will now tell person X that it is not true that all people has equal value, he will probably not believe it but if person X makes some observations that shows something else and he reevaluates it and now discounts the stable datum what will happen is that he will come into a state of confusion. All the data that was aligned to his stable datum is now no longer aligned.
Now I will tell you something, which I strongly believe to be the case; people are mostly operating on wrong stable data, even on false data.
A way for a person to become more smart is to reevaluate the stable data he is operating on to the correct ones and then align all the data he has to these new stable data. He will of course come into a state of confusion but this is only until he has established new stable data.
Types of data
All data is not the same. I made the following illustration to show data’s relative importance.
Field 1: Vital data. Data in the field of true philosophy. Covers such things as understanding of life and how it operates, reason for existence, Metaphysics, etc. In short - the greatest truths.
Field 2: Valuable data. Data concerning how to do things and which helps you in your life. Data which help you understand things and how it works.
Field 3: Useless data. Data that does not help you and has no value. Most data from TV, newspapers, school education and talking between people unfortunately falls under this field.
Field 4: Destructive data. False data, data which makes you unhappy, data intended to bring about destruction. Unfortunately more than you believe.
For a person to become more smart he has to recognize which data are of value for him. What is valuable for him also depends on what his purpose is but the above description still holds firm. He has to develop a skill to see which data are important for him in the ocean of data that he is operating in.
A lot of data are made in the form of entertainment which I want to make a comment on. Entertainment is a big modern industry. TV, movies, books, radio etc. etc.
I believe that if a person would have a strong purpose in his life and plays the game of life to reach his purpose he will not care so much about entertainment.
So for me it shows that generally in the western hemisphere in which the entertainment business is big, people are lacking purpose.
Examples:
Lets take an example with one of my best Sci-Fi writers - Isaac Asimov. He was writing fiction and non-fiction to such an extent that I don’t believe he had any time at all for any entertainment. So lets say that somebody called him and told him that at 8 PM there is a program on TV about how to dress nicely. That would be useless data for him.
Lets take a baker and somebody tells him that nobody likes his bred. That would be destructive data.
Lets take a person who wants to become a writer. He takes a course in writing in which he learns how to write. That would be valuable data.
Lets take a taxi driver and he gets hold of a book that explains to him how his mind works and how to improve it. That would be vital data.
A wife has problems to cook and she gets hold of a book on how to properly cook - Valuable data.
A kid does not like to play piano and gets a book as a present on how to play piano - Useless data.
A person does not intend to buy something but anyway looks in the catalog - Useless data.
This essay would not be of any real value if not contained any Vital data and the first thing I wish to say on this is that there is Vital data. Never accept “Nobody knows”. You will be startled to know how much truths has been found out which you have no idea on.
Some Vital data:
(Based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard. For full explanation and descriptions I refer you to the books, lectures and courses from Mr. Hubbard.)
- What is true is that you have observed yourself.
- Man is not an animal. Man is a spiritual entity capable of far far more than has ever been considered.
- The spiritual entity is not part of the physical universe but the creator of it.
- The spiritual entity is operating around three operations: Generation of truth, considering and perceiving.
- The current physical universe is the product of agreement between spiritual entities.
- The common denominator between all spiritual entities is the playing of a game and the anatomy of game consist of freedom, barrier and purpose.
- The spiritual entity cannot die but is operating on different awareness levels and different tones.
- The spiritual entity has to downgrade itself in order to play a game.
- When a spiritual entity has lack of games he accepts and plays games on lower levels.
- There is no God but the spiritual entity of man could be considered to be a God when reached its potential capabilities.
- The spiritual entities are animating life in an organism in the physical universe to play a game.
- The current spiritual entities of man has been downgraded to an almost nonexistent level throughout its history.
- Survival is the basic principle of existence concerning organisms.
- Man is basically good.
- Man is creating his future.
- Man is creating his own feelings.
- Communication is the most vital factor of life which when used establishes reality and affinity which leads to understanding.
- Acceptance of responsibility increases cause level.
- Destructive acts decreases cause level and puts the person effect.
- The most vital factor of man is his reason.
- The mind of organisms contains a section created for security for the organism, which operates on stimuli response and takes control of the organism ones the organism is in danger. As man has grown to a level higher than animals the computations by the security section of the mind are not rational anymore and is the sole cause for psychosomatic illnesses and irrational behavior. This is handled by Dianetics therapy.
- A minor percentage of man are destructive to their personality and are pushing man down and makes them effect.
- A person is as valuable as he is helping others and supports life across all its sections.
- The primary barrier in studying is the misunderstood word.
- The planet is going down rapidly.
- The planet can be saved with the science of Dianetics and the practical philosophy of Scientology.
How to become a genius:
(A theory as it was worked out by Jim Westergren)
- Consider yourself being a genius and act like one in every moment of your life and you will very soon feel that you are one.
- Work out your time in such a way that every hour is properly utilized and put aside as much time as possible on becoming better.
- Established a good skill on recognizing which data are valuable and vital.
- Learn something new and valuable each day.
- In anything you read or observe make sure you understand it. Clear up the words you don’t understand and ask or look up to understand observations which were not understood. Never pass by something you don’t understand.
- Carefully choose a profession in which you earn your money for living and at the same time enables you to enhance your skill and abilities.
- Read a lot and carefully select which literature to read in which to gain the most valuable and vital data.
- Evaluate, look and make conclusions on anything you read and observe.
- Expect much more of yourself than what is expected from others.
- Help people around you to the best of your ability and establish friends who can support you if needed.
- Be very self-confident and certain but on the same time be open to listen, look and reevaluate to make new conclusions.
- Know that no matter how good or skilled you are you can always become better and never cease to become more skillful in anything you do.
- The true genius knows that it is not enough for himself having reached sky high levels - he has to take the rest of mankind with him up and has dedicated his life in making it happen.
By having read this essay you are already on your way to become a genius.
Good luck.
really nice,
but i strongly disagree about the spiritual entity of man being a God.Our need for Him is ever great not until we find him.GOD is the creator and so we must give HIM the due that he deserves.
I am going to make bRAIN CAP THAT INCREASES YOUR BRAIN MASS!nO JUST JOKING,
BUT LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST BECAUSE YOU ONLY GET ONE AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very intresting. iwish many people could read this
antoine
Intresting article. Some typos, but nicely done.
Some guy before me said:
really nice,
“….strongly disagree about the spiritual entity of man being a God.Our need for Him is ever great not until we find him.GOD is the creator and so we must give HIM the due that he deserves.”
As long as you refuse to question religion, or God, you will never become a genious. Believing what others tell you to believe is not that way to becoming a genious.
“That’ll be the first step towards your getting smarter, as hard as it may be. The reason being is that if one doesn’t follow an organized religion, they are then able to become more of a free-thinker. Being a free-thinker, one winds up being able to use their *own* mind and not someone else’s.
If one doesn’t think for themself or comes to conclusions on various things by themself, that person just winds up just being a brainwashed sheep following someone else. If one doesn’t think for themself and rather does and believes everything someone else tells them, that person will never be able to become a genius because they will be only as smart as the person they’re following allows them to be.” - unknown source.
Thanks a lot Mikki.
It was written several years ago and I need to review it and revise.
I fully agree with you on the part of refusing to question religions. The quote you gave is excellent!
Jim, that is a good article, does have typos, but with revision it would be better. Not too long ago, I started on a “mission” you can say, of becoming a smarter individual or if you want to call it a genius. I’ve read many articles on becoming a genius and I’ve seen quite many that are good and some that are cheap. Your article is good, and I think the guidlines that you mentioned on the last part will be helpful for me in the long and short run.It be real great if you did revise it up with no typos and probably added some more interesting content. But good job nonetheless =)
-O.C.
why you said that there is no GOD?HOW come that the spiritual entity of man could be considered to BE a GOD?
I like the theory behind becoming a genius. You can some it all up by comparing your brain to training a dog. You must establish dominance with the dog, a planned schedule for housebreaking, feeding, and training exersises. The more consistant you are with your training of the dog the better outcome. The same holds true for your brain. You must establish dominance/control or your brain will go into autopilot and you will just be along for the ride. Take control now, its not that you cant teach an old dog new tricks. It just takes much more time, patience, dedication, and consistancy to accomplish the goal you would have had an easier time starting sooner than later.
Dear Jim,
Your article is quite inspiring and motivational. In particular I liked the part on how our brain works with datum and data. In fact, I had been looking for some convincing material which could help to tame my brain and I am happy for having found your article. The references in your articles are very useful and could be expanded. I mean the authors who have already addressed the subject. Keep up with the good work.
Best Regards,
John
hi
i read ur stuff.Its the same story every author writes abt geniousness but no one tells how to change ur datum and how to enhance ur menta level and iq and if some one is by birth a genious then wt u should do to equal his capabilities
However ur research is commendable
bye
Of course, several interesting facts included in the article. Some scientology nonsense perhaps, but mostly factual material succinctly laid out; well done! Oh yes, Einstein, Newton, and many other REAL geniouses believed in God, and those who believe in any form of organised superstition have the same chance of becoming a genious (if they aren’t already) as anyone else. Believing or not believing in God isn’t a factor that determines geniousness or even intelligence in general.
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I want to quote something by a very famous American Industrialist.
“What ever the mind of man can concieve and believe it can achieve”
Andrew Carnegie
With great energy great results are capable. Only with great focus. Great focus is acquired through a definite Chief Aim or life work in which you are struggleing for.
I have read the famous book “Think and Grow Rich” written by Napolean Hill. And maybe you have aswell. I highly recommend this book to all of you. If you’ve read it, I recommend you read it again and start doing what is outlined in it.
great article. i have personally gone through a lot in life, more than a teenager… or adult now should ever go through and its taken a toll on me. this summer, now that im off to college soon, i have come to realize im not sure what i want out of life and that i really need to adjust myself to the type of person i want to become. i have never been much of a dramatic person because i never found the need to make something up or feed destructable data to anyone to make things more exciting in life. as for entertainment, i hate what tv has done to our culture these days - it seems the reality shows and celebrities have really fried peoples brains. i find it all ridiculous to waste your time on something that can be so useless in life. and i find it more ridiculous our world is more drawn to our celebrities than to whats really going on in our world today (war). even if its all just a big schpeal over oil or who knows what. i think there are definately more things in life that our people need to spend their time improving on to make this world a better place. but anyways to my direct point, i really enjoyed reading your article and particularily your list on how to become a genius. its nice to have something to follow to really keep your mind up to par especially when im in a sense of mind of starting over and really trying to focus on whats important in my life. so thank you for the encouragement.
sincerely,
nicole
Being athiest, I think for myself. Personally I believe everyone is a genius in their own right, what people know makes a person an individual, it also makes a person think the way they think. When people hear the word “Genius” They usually think Einstein, or Newton, You should now start thinking yourself.
If you want to get smarter which is the reason you found this site (I’m guessing) My advice is read a book you find totally boring, a maths book or a science book or whatever the weather, if your not that good at your chosen subject book then get a basics one. Once you finish the book then get another, try set yourself a task, one book every… 3 weeks, just make sure you do your best to understand it!
Iam very glade to read about you theory on how to become a genius,i also want to be one,and iam praying God to make happen to me.But if you do have some good advises wich you deem of great importance please let me know about.
Thanks alot may God grant you success on you endervours.
The only true genius is God. In my view a genius has a full knowledge of all things.
to small information in it and very hard to understand…..
this essay doesn’t have any discreption in it……
sorry to say but it still have valuable thing in it.
iam on my gracious journey to become one .
That was nice to hear Jacob and I wish you good luck.
There is an interesting quote above that reads, “As long as you refuse to question religion, or God, you will never become a genius. Believing what others tell you to believe is not that way to becoming a genius.”
However, what if you genuinely question God, but in that honest questioning, your “free-thinking” leads you back to the conclusion that God does indeed exist as both the ultimate Creator and Redeemer? IF that notion one day proves itself to be true, then how do you then define the so-called genius of today that has rejected the notion of God in his “free-thinking?”
B. Buie,
Very interesting comment. My point of view on the matter is that I don’t really agree with the commenter on that. You can believe in a God and still be/become a genuis, as long as you think for yourself and evaluate information for yourself. Ones belief in God and religion is a personal matter and is not always forced upon a person. A person could figure out things about that for himself on a rational level.
Very nice indeed,
i will disagree with u on the god part, when u said there is no god. we all us are god’s children, we all need to thank god everyday for blessing us each each day as the days goes by.
but reguard of that, i loved everything that u said, and i think more people need to read this.
1 love.
i really like the article and i think it helps me a lot
There is no uncertainty about the intelligence of the Human race, because the Holy Bible clearly stated that ‘we are created in the image and likeness of God’ and further down in book of Psalm 82, it is written that they know not neither do the understand, they(we) walk about in darkness and perish like mere man.
Just imagine for a moment, being created in the image of the designer of this world, our human frame, the reptiles, the beautiful, colorful flowers and waterfalls, my list could go on for ever, but honestly having the mind of Jesus Christ, makes you a genius. The Holy BIBLE further stated that the fear of God is the beginning of ‘vital data’.
Ruling our emotions or rather in control of situations and circumstances that present themselves in our in iour lives is wisdom, this is not possible humanely speaking, we need a divine enablement and guidance to be in control of our life. That was why Jesus died for mankind. The Holy Bible again stated that ‘only the FOOL has said in his heart that there is no God’. Have you ever thought for a moment, about the eternal destiny of those great philosophers or scientologists that have passed on ahead of us, answer to this question is vital data and worth hearing.
Finally, I think this information is a destructive data, because it gives no credit to the source of wisdom, which is CHRIST JESUS. Jesus stated that ‘come onto me all that are labored and heavy laden I will give you rest’, it is an open invitation to ALL, just say ‘Lord Jesus come into my heart today and give me the wisdom need to go through this world’. You got it!!!
No offense,
Edi
SL.
I am 22 yrs old i just decided 2 change my life and build my physical, mental, and sprit. i let all my friends go and quit my dead in fast food job. im bulliding my human body understaand working on my music skills any one who can help ma along this life long journey please email me ??? i would also like to help save our planet!
lets be a team were already family
that sucked balss….geenyuses are born ONLY!!!
Someone mentioned the “image and likeness of god”. I agree we are made in that image. However god is not a “him” or “her”.. god doesnt have a physical body. God is not even the very word “GOD”. The intelligence that “GOD” is , “IS”. If we are in that image then if we were to shed our physical body we would see and experience the “IS” which we are made in the image and likeness of that higher intelligence that we call “GOD”.
hehe was that confusing? lol
Ben,
I find it very interesting. We are not our physical body, but we control it. We might think we are our physical body but that is a misconception. I believe that what we ARE and what God IS is an intelligence that are very similar. Of course God could be said to have a complete intelligence and we perhaps just have a small fraction of it.
That’s my view on it.
And good luck “Knowledge”!
Listen, my source of the phrase ‘image and likeness of God’ is the Holy Bible and those of us that worship him in Spirit and in Truth refer to God as our ‘FATHER’ and not our mother, thus ‘He’. I will advise you to study the role and responsibilities of a male in a marriage and subsequently as a father, and then you will be in a position to understand, appreciate calling God your FATHER. Again I invite to the fullness of LIFE, accept Jesus in your life today and you will have the peace that passes all understanding. ‘LORD JESUS I THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME AND COME INTO MY LIFE TODAY’ amen!!!
Genius is a product of nature. It’s very had to encode the genes for Intelligence. It can be proved in many ways. For an instance Nobel laureautes were attracted to science at an embroyonic stage very naturally not being asked. So all they need is the environment which can trigger their intelligence. The reverse is not true. Developing skills can definitely make a decent remarks in their careers like programming or manager. But definitely not scaling to heights. Genome research has proved that intelligence is innate and cannot be changed. Let’s not try something which is beyond our capability. We can do or think things emotionally like how can you say that it’s not possible…blah…blah
but rationality is the prime thing which we need to bring and look into this matter cautiously. Science is a fact and it’s not a belief system. We need to accept this fact. If you need the fact please visit http://www.genome.org/
Scientiest have isolated the genes for intelligence and may be in the near future can decode the information and reveal the stunning truth. Let’s not carry false hope to burden our mind. Many people would narrate incidents how a person become genius at the later stage of the life. Some genes remain dormant and express itself as time comes. GENIUS are born but not made.
hey yoo i like the fact that u used one of my fav author isaac Asimov i really like his book STORIES BEYOND TIME AND SPACE. but i didnt like that u said there is no god i mean look wat u gonna lose jus pray to god and follow his rule and laws and if there is god he will send u to heaven forever i mean wat u gonna lose and yeah jus have a blindfaith and believe from ur heart then u r the real genius!!!
this your article is the best of all kind i will like to join your group
awesome…i read your article and i had to say something. i believe that my mind works defferently than everyone elses. when events happen or things take place i like to rearrange them scientifically or mathmatically. ive always wondered why this is. im only 15 and in the 10th grade. my dream is to get into a good college and maybe one day envent something extrodinary or do something of importance. your article made me closer to that goal. thank you and if anyone has any suggestions on anything or help i would appreciate it. great essay.
seth
THe person who wrote this is very smart person. I don’t know who you are, what is your profession or age but i think that you can achieve a lot in life and become great philosopher.
Thank you Seth.
I’d like to rewrite this article when I have some time and also write some new ones. I whish you good luck in your life.
Thanks a lot Alex! You spoke to my heart. Thanks.
I thinkUr opinions are ridiculous. Genius people may be can be whatever they want but they can’t fight the power and knowledges of God. Genius peoples can think with their knowledge to solve problems that are happenning now but do they know what’ll happen tomorrow? Soon? or Later? only God surely know wat will happen?
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Awesome!!! jim…. i think you must have attained your self realisation and your purpose of living and achieving this is only a genious can do. but this is possible only theoritical, jim not practical….. in this dynamic world of illusion, confusion and continous changes do you think every person can know his greatest truth? life is only full of questions that are needed to be answered…. and the person who can answer all the question is the real genius……….
continue with your great work for you ll be improving millions of people life……….. chav!!!
VINOJ!
Thanks alot! You have some valid points but I do believe it is possible for everyone. It is not easy and it requires some enormous will power and determination and courage to question what other people think is truth, courage to disagree and courage to start projects other people think is impossible.
You are encouraging me to write more about this
I will try to do that soon.
only the fool will said that is no GOD
I like this article, very very nice.
Helped me a lot.
Thanks!
A genius is created not through choice, but through necessity. There are two types of people in the world, the people who become one with their environment [they come to terms their own terms with life and make a choice to simply 'go along''] and there are people who work to control the environment.
Those who rebel against their surroundings, whether socially or physically, and eventually are able to manipulate another man’s thinking process are true geniuses.
Another thing is this:
Your mind is like a running stream that leads to a waterfall, which then drops into a basin. The basin, we can say is your unbridled reasoning; the place where your ideas flow and ripple outward. It’s your inner self—the real introspective you.
All of the information you aquired is processed here; it undulates; sinks into the water, and resurfaces. In other words, you retain it–evoke it from time to time, and then build on the thought.
Yes, my friend’s, the Basin is equal to your common sense.
From above, the waterfall symbolizes foriegn or new information. Let us not confuse the downpour of information with intelligence. Remember, no matter how much you know—if you haven’t strengthened your Basin, the information you feed on does not make you ‘more intelligent’.
In order to become a genius, you must first build a dam on the ‘waterfall’,[stop the flow of information] and contemplate the Basin [your mind].
You must reorder it; strengthen the foundation; in other words, align your views with what you believe to be true.
There are many ways to do this, but this way, I think—is much safer:
You must find, recognize, and know yourself before becoming a genius. When you do this, you should become passionate.
When that passion rises, open the dam and let the waterfall down. Then, and only then, will you reach higher understanding.
As to mr. dionex’s comment i agree very much. Because in my opinion it is imparitive to learning and gaining intelegence to first pass information through your better judgement to better absorb it. As soon as we loose our common sence we lose all rationality and learning is futile. And also passion is very important in accomplishing your goals in any instance.
P.S. be easy i’m only 16
This wirting has really made me to take a decision of changing my life and believing in myself. The statement I don’t understand and strongly disagree with is the one about the spiritual entity of man being a God, that’s completelty untrue, of cause if u want to be a true genius u need to have reverence for the Lord like king Solomon
Reading through all of the many comments was very interesting. I was facinated by all the many view-points on what is a ‘genius,’ and how one is created.
The ‘god’ concept seemed to bother a lot of readers. And the ideas about vital data where not given enough thought I think by many of the readers. They seemed to become fixated on this ‘god’ concept.
I have experienced the god reality–or the godhead. (I like to call it the furnace because I emanate enormous amounts of energy when at that state of beingness, and it makes my heart feel like a burning furnace.) I do agree that the god reality does impart much understanding about the way of things–and this is due on large part because it causes you to concentrate the mind to a great degree, and this in-turn brings about great clarity of thought, and an exalted mood of love for oneself and other beings. And if we could all feel this way, all the time, then we would have a heaven on earth.
But, the people who have been commenting are most likely not at this state chronically. Most have faith, and some may have experienced this state. While most have not. For believing in the experience of this state does not solve all the problems of this world. The god reality is an exalted state of beingness, but it is not the highest state of beingness in which a being can be at. At this state: being and non-being, god and no-god are realized as the two sides of the same coin. You cannot have one without the other. And this state brings about eternal peace and unlimited freedom for that particular being—an extremely personal state that can never be proven except by personal experience. At this state you are infinite and unending. The mind, the body, and your identity are gone. The god that so many of the people have been commenting on is definitely not realized by them. For if they did they would not have been so offended by the non existence of god.
The desire to be right, and the desire to prove the other wrong is a common thread throughout these comments. The word god and genius are just words–just like the word furnace that I used for the god reality. Many of those who are commenting on god do not realize that all the major religions all speak of these higher states of beingness. They are very much in agreement–it is you who are not. Your religions have convinced you that the spiritual methods that your religion has taught you are the only methods, and that all other religions are false. Prayer, meditation, yoga,…etc. are practiced by many religions. The question you should all be asking is not whether my religion is right or wrong, but do these methods decrease my suffering, and if they do are there better and faster methods of decreasing my suffering and other beings. The better and faster methods are what should be sought out, not the weaker methods. Put your ego aside and go find these methods. Because it is elevating ourselves to these exalted states of beingness that are going to help decrease the suffering of beings on this planet. Moralities will be better put to use when you are at these higher states—not when you are at lower states(It is more difficult to be moral when your chronic state of beingness is anger.)
These higher states will naturally increase I.Q, concentration, clarity of thought, moral level, virtuousness, mood,..etc.
A genius is a label that humans give a person. I highly doubt the person sees themselves as a genius–just a person who has figured something out that maybe others haven’t, or created something that others haven’t ever created, or what ever. It is merely a descriptive label that is used quite loosely most of the time by people who want to describe someone that is usually great at something, whether it be artstic, scientific, spiritual,… etc. They could all be labelled genius. But that label isn’t for them, it is for us. So that we may better identify greatness–in our eyes–when we see it, read it, hear it,..etc.
And in response to vital data: we all seek this out—whether we realize it or not.
And the being that uses vital data will soon understand much more then they did before—but that will not make them a genius. We do have physical limitations that determine are potential I.Q, but sadly most humans never attain that potential. A person may have a high potential I.Q., but never even come close to attaining it because of poor concentration, insecurity, anxiety, depression, false data, lack of meaning,..etc. But keep in mind, genius is not a matter of I.Q. It comes about through great persistance, hard work, trial and error, going down wrong paths and backtracking, keeping your imagination alive, testing your limits, questioning theories,…etc. A person could have a great I.Q. and never generate anything great—they are few and far between. And the majority of them have suffered greatly to generate something great—but all their suffering was done for one reason: to decrease their own personal suffering. And some later worked towards the decrease of others. I wouldn’t be proud to be labelled a genius–in fact, I despise the word and rarely use it.
i believe what ever i am and i can do better than what any one has done if i can think higher than where there genius ends
Nice train of thoughts there Xavier.
I personally like this one
“The god that so many of the people have been commenting on is definitely not realized by them. For if they did they would not have been so offended by the non existence of god.”
i totally agree with all this. as they say nothing is impossible.
You know Thomas Alva Edison. bThey say that he was one of the most foolish guy in his class . He was not gifted ? He still later on became one of the greatest genius’s in the worlds world.
Nothing is impossible
raul
I am on my way there
I must say I’m very interested in this article, and it sure has expanded my knowledge of this world, I know a couple of people who are extremely smart but don’t know how they do it. The problem I have with religion is that there are far too many, and each contradicts the other, e.g. there is only one god, but then there are many that are worshiped. Personally I do not believe in many views of religion and have therefore decided to place my belief in nature, mankind, and entities beyond our communication. Also something I have come across in religious studies is that it is always best to believe in something. I will now put this in an example:
There are two possible outcomes for two possible situations.
First situation - You die not believing in God
Outcome one - He doesn’t exist, well done you were right, but whom are you going to tell? No God = not heaven etc.
Outcome two - He does exist, you were wrong and so go to hell
Second situation - You die believing in God
Outcome one - He doesn’t exist, unlucky you just wasted half of your life time with false beliefs, but hey look at the good side, you met loads of people who you had something in common and who probably helped you through your life, especially this placebo that can give you moral support
Outcome two - He does exist, welcome to paradise
As you can see the outcomes are 50/50 but the outcomes that occur when you believe in God are far better than if you didn’t.
I’m only 16 but I’m pretty damn sure my account will be helpful to at least some of you and make you think about our situations in life
you call your self a persifier on many info on becoming a genius,but let me tell you somethig about genius in series; that is if you would prefer my lang that way. firstly you contradict god secondly you are a man of little faith,if you say a genius is only born think ahead and on the contrary i would like you to be a subordinate to my new era gage of philosophy in geniusness thank you very much and if you require any more info you could always contact my web site that is atsuterry@yahoo.com
real good
I like it, but uh, isn’t this considered useless information? It’s an add, on the computer; which is entertainment.. I could be wrong, I just want to be clear that you didn’t contradict yourself.
Thanks a lot for comments, some are very interesting.
If you have no use for it and it does not help you in any way then yes, but at least for some people they have found it valuable.
i want that is all intelligence are genius??
i want the answer soon please help me out….
a few words from the 17 year old man this last few months my life has really changed i never thought i would think about life so crazy ive been trying to see things from every bodys persective to make sure what ever i take in is garabege it was so easy to completely change the way i thought one day i jsut got a pen and paper and started writing a litle of what i knew about everything life love its meaning god knowledge etc. then i took what was garabage and xompletely wiped my mind of the nonsens i mean every day im learning anew persective of life just by reading peopes thoughts stuff at first i thought that life was about a task and ufound out that task by what ur talented at and what ur enterested in but every body has something different t osay about it i want to become really smart but i also want t oget all aspects of life like dont think this is crap really think about this me experimenting with drugs i know its ounds bad but seriously gave me a lot of different perspectives on life i believe that experiances are everything if one tried a drug with out abusing it but using it to look at something different in some odd unexplainable clear way but it made sence then wouldnt that say that every body who has power over us sutch as government is wrong and they jsut want us t obelive what they say is right i mean the government is full of peole who are cutthrout towards eachother who would really do or say anything that would make them benifate ore look better im mean i really need to talk to someone whos gonna give me aspects of life that i really need im tired of hearing thi8ngs my teachers friends or parents tv internet say about what life is and how to live it i was even stuck on the fact that we use 10% of our brain and i belived it at first but i looked at some other point of views and learned that theres no proof we use ten percent of our brain but its a mere myth so im doing this i would really appreciate urpoint of view on life i want to get every ones point of view that has made and effort t oactually find out what life and becoming the ultimate know it all is really about not jsut someone who tries t obehold power i sound like a damn hipy but really man i wanna start out now i only live once man i want t oexperiance it all i want to learn it all and i only got so much time plz write me i cant die being a nobody i gota give this world something to remember me by something they actually could use and take with them to teach there children like albert einstien i jsut want to unerstand from a geniu point ov view sorry this message was so long but theres so much i need to share with u
I believe that thier is a God and God is the holder of all wisdom and gives this knowledge to whoever is willing. Now to confirm his existence is not to look with our bare eyes but spiritually into this world. By spiritually I mean our consciousness in our selves and the world and then and only then his presence shall be revealed to us.
Science can’t obviously prove this of course because it only observes the physical, but our souls can because they are spiritual which in it self is beyond the knowledge we have through science because it is the alternative to science which can only be understood by the soul not the logical mind.
For one to be truly a Genius is to understand both the physical and the spiritual entirely.
You have a very good theory, although I could disugree on one thing, that being there is no God. I think that human beings are far to complex to be accedents. I also would like to add that every human has a brain, and therefore has the cupasity to increase there memory and the speed of taking in information, etc…
Do you really want to know who is a Genius ?
A genius knows what the real world is and what the real world is not.
A genius knows God and knows what God can do in real world.
A genius knows how to know.
in my views it is not possible for a mediocre to achieve the type of intelligence a genius because it is not possible for him to expand
his mind.genius’ are not made ,they are born.
I have read the article it is my best wish to become a genius. please give me some hints of becoming one and I promise I will work towars it. i wish to be recognised at the university
Hello, I am a genius, and i will invent a brain that will improve how man kind thinks. This convention will help us translate what chimps are saying and convert it into English, german, spanish, italian, etc…. I will also invent a contrapsion to drain or improve your intelligance. I doubt it will be successful, but i will not lose confidence. Yeah im 14. made up e-mail. I am not stupid i am actually smart close to a teen genius if i tried but, fail.
Well, maybe my invention will be made and help people become geniuses. Huh i wish i was smarter!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good composition and follow-up comments, keep it up. But dont forget to execise the mind and the brain regularly. (Physical and mental execises). Need help, contact me.
Wow, Nice! I’m crazy to be genius.
I’m surely will be somedays.
But Jim, sadden to say that I really want to be a genius.
I’m smart at school, and i’m self-confident.
But some of them think I’m too enjoy of pride. They told me I’m arrogant and reserved.
It makes me bizarre at once. I dont care what they said, coz I’m trying to be a genius. So I shouldn’t play with emotion, right? ( laugh )
very very interesting
You are one of the most influential people online right now and I just wanted you to know that. WoW what an essay!!!!
Hey everyone, currently im 18 and I’ve been trying to improve myself since I was 16. I can say that I completely agree with the idea of the humand kind having “entities”(souls) in our bodies, and that to become a genious it takes a mastering of the mind and it’s thought process. For me the only problem im having with this is mastering and sticking to a plan(organization/laziness) that is the problem.
KRISHNA said on September 18, 2006 at 6:37 am
Genius is a product of nature. It’s very had to encode the genes for Intelligence. It can be proved in many ways. For an instance Nobel laureautes were attracted to science at an embroyonic stage very naturally not being asked. So all they need is the environment which can trigger their intelligence. The reverse is not true. Developing skills can definitely make a decent remarks in their careers like programming or manager. But definitely not scaling to heights. Genome research has proved that intelligence is innate and cannot be changed. Let’s not try something which is beyond our capability. We can do or think things emotionally like how can you say that it’s not possible…blah…blah
but rationality is the prime thing which we need to bring and look into this matter cautiously. Science is a fact and it’s not a belief system. We need to accept this fact. If you need the fact please visit http://www.genome.org/
Scientiest have isolated the genes for intelligence and may be in the near future can decode the information and reveal the stunning truth. Let’s not carry false hope to burden our mind. Many people would narrate incidents how a person become genius at the later stage of the life. Some genes remain dormant and express itself as time comes. GENIUS are born but not made.
I just want to say I believe your opinion is wrong, and that Science is not a fact.. but is theory based on carefull observation and statistics..
And I honestly dont believe you or anyone else could use science to prove anything to be a 100% fact. Simply because I believe humans dont have “all” knowledge. Example: Using science you could say my paper is white, but you only see it as white. And who’s to say that we see colors and not feel them or taste them. Distinguish taste and touch, who’s to say they’re not one in the same.
I believe when thinking in this huge potential complexity of confusion. Everyone’s ideas are jointed somehow.. linking everyones thoughts in a pool of somekind. Possibly meaning all humans are connected somehow through someone or something who understand it all. Which is who i belive to be “God”.
As for the ideas on the beliefs of God. No, i havent the read a real bible, only a childeren’s bible when i was little. Yes I believe in God, and I question all stories from the bible said to be true, because anyone could have changed it over time. But, i dont kick it to the curve.
this information that is present i must say ‘it really contributes alot in becoming a genius’. but the part that say there is no god but the spiritual entity, that’s totally a NO NO info. but good info overall on the main topic ‘HOW TO BECOME A GENIUS’.
i like this essay alot i. thank you for writhing it.
Geunis…um, don’t think so. To be a better person yes, not to mention a productive and helthy way to live life. To grow. I only say this because I believe that all people have different learning compassity. It’s the way a person brain WORKS that makes all the differents. You can always learn but are limmited in your abilitys to retain information. (In essence, you have it or you don’t.) Please correct me if you feel like in wrong
the “vital data” about the existance of god really caused people to get upset. to clear up the arguments about the existance of God, it makes sense that he exists if you think about everything in this universe. How is it possible for the Big Bang to have occured from a small thing in the middle of nothing at all just by chance, with all the complex biological lifeforms and physics so perfectly formed without the help of a supremely powerful force? How can deciduous forests shed leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring simply because they “happened” to fall into the 0.0000000000000001% chance of being that way? How come every part of the human body has a purpose, as well as every part in nature? This is all proof that God truly exists, who created us as well as everything around us. Questioning his existance would be very foolish, because we are just humans that live in a small home in a small country in a small planet in a solar system in a galaxy in a universe in a who knows what, and God is greater than that and knows more than us, so to be a genius, you have to first use this reasoning to understand that God is better than us all, and then you can try to become a genius while knowing that your intelligence benefits humankind, with no thoughts about man being God. The three monotheistic religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all share this belief, and there were plenty of geniuses from these religions who made a big impact on the world.
My final statement is that philosophy can be a dangerous power to the human mind that can lead it to believe that humans are the only things that can understand how the universe works, but can also be a useful tool if one understands the true powers of the universe, as it doesn’t limit thinking, but aides it in these matters.
If someone says this theory is broken ; I meant = a varacious wrong, I might say so. Because GENIUS is a nature but can be learnt - if we live with the word IMPOSSIBLE, you can be so cynic to accept Jim’s theory. But the theory is not important ! At least, Jim had done a great thinking. His mind is incrediblely terrific.
Why people are so sure that nobody can be a GENIUS?
1. Because they easily don’t understand the real meaning of GENIUS.
Take point, buddies. Read online dictionaries. They will tell you zillion meanings of GENIUS. We can be a GENIUS. Whatever type of GENIUS is, or we can’t be a GENIUS like Einstein and Darwin, we indeed can try.
If we realize we cannot, just think like a genius.
This makes you awesome. It may sound like a GENIUS and you will have big thinking. DO THINK BIG.
This is only a part of the nature of a genius, but a genius is more than the fact that you know its a combination of logic art data and focus.
so:
Logic: do logic puzzles.
Art: learn art.
data: learn stuff for your reqired feild.
focus: do a martial art or yoga.
always remember your capable of morethan you think, and evry thing you know is probably wrong, always question yourself and others. and realise that being a genius is close to insanity you dont have much in common with other people usless data is mind clutter. you earn what you learn…. madness.
Your material is excellent. If you have anymore please email it to me or additional reference material.
Sincerely
Kelvin
a genius is only average next to the person he is sitting.
what u said is essential to human mind.i am luck 2 find a contemporary philosopher
The ture genius near revile him as ‘genius’. The man who thinks he is genius is fool becasue knowlege is vast. If we deep knowledege deeper knowledge is nor less or small but your way of writting is good enough.
‘The tree, which has silky leaf alway grow big’.
-unknown………
This is a very inspiring and educative article, nice work Jim. I admire the techniques you used when informing us, the readers, on how to positively manipulate our minds; however, I have a number of questions that I would like to express:
1) To be a genius, does one have to completely release themselves from the tight grapple of 21st century entertainement ( T.V, Radio, Gaming Consoles, playing cards e.t.c)?
2) Does one have to completely focus on acquiring vital and valuable data on their career interests,in order to acheive full intelligence? (e.g. If i chose to be a lawyer, must I focus entirely on gaining as much information as I can in the field of Law?)
3) Were can a person acquire the necessary aids needed to become a genius at their speciality? (books, e.t.c)
By the way, I am a 16 year old boy looking to improve his brain power to a standard wish can be comparible to that of a genius.
Please Email me if you wish to give me some usefull tips. Thank you.
my email is kingbelloo7@yahoo.co.uk. Thanks.
it is so good that i have never seen before,because it can show me how can i use my data and adjust my mind to chose the good books for reading.farthermore it show a new way for me finding the new destination and pick up the new life to struggle the abstacle to face me like stupidity.
thank you for providing the comment and i can get experience from your essay.
ng chenda.
I REALLY LIKED IT. YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE STABLE DATUM. IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVED IT. ACCORDING TO ME A GENIUS IS A PERSON WHICH LOOKS A PROBLEM TO THE DEPTH WITH ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS AND CHOOSES IT FROM THEM.
it was nice but i’m not agree with the idea that a spirtual entity can become a god.this is not right.someone must create us that we call it god .sos how can we be in a same place with him.never a creature cannot be in the place of a creator.
thanks god for everything that has given us and specially because of our mind.
real nice Mikki, but i have a comment on what you said, i religion called Islam came hundreds years ago and its messenger called Mohammad, they asked him to give him a prove that he’s right, and he said that the moon will be split in 2 halfs tomorrow, and when the other day came it splitted, and now … after years scientists found that moon was splitted to be 2 halfs,
and they have something called Qur’an “they say that this book is from god, and he send it to Mohammand”, when you read it you’ll find many science facts discovered hundreds years ago!, like “when you get out of ozone you’ll not be able to see anything, it would be tottaly dark, or the more you move faster the more time will be slower”
do you think that this religion is able to be questioned? i dont think so…
go and collect science facts, go read their Qur’an, and you’ll find them written in it, written and discovered hundreds years ago.. strange right?
Yeah, I agree with Obie about the statement of scientific facts in Quran.
There are numerous other examples there to be read. For example, it is written in Quran that in future ‘Metal will speak’. That sounds quite wierd but today we come to know that that in almost all the sound producing devices, be it speakers, phones, televisions etc, magnet is used. So, thats it! It has predicted the future in many other places. Worth a read.
I must agree with you Jack and Obie, I too had read the Quran and surprisingly I had found so many interesting facts that would have been impossible to actually be discovered 1400 years ago. So many things, like the splitting of the moon, that metal is not an element that originated on earth, that the salty seas cannot combine with the sweet, facts about embryology, (”A time when the sky shall split and become a shape of rosey red flower”)this could be seen by the (Cateye Nebula)… Many interesting facts…Its really a worth read
I thought you became a genius by thinking about everything and of course reading and mathematics.
What a stupid waste of time writing this article. Vain. Ignorant. And Proud.
I will infact state that being a genius is to have a mind whirling with fruitful ideas and a constant manifesting of new initiatives. The huge archive of music won’t get out of my head. It plays over and over. It tells me of a way to reach the other side, while all are astonished by the problematic circumstances. While they lift, I lever, and while they walk, I roll. That is the definition of being a genius. You can always teach someone which conlusions to come to, but you cannot teach them how to analyze to come to these conlusions.
But to those who refuse to acknowledge the power of themselves are delusional and cannot see that men created God.
A very beautiful essay. keep up the excellent work
i wonder if you have any link to any other works that you have done.
After i read the essay and then checking out the comments I found out that are are many people dislike or disagree about being a god yourself. i feel so sick of people keep posting comment about it so i skipped all the comment and make 1 that i hope clear up people mind.
on #10 “There is no God but the spiritual entity of man could be considered to be a God when reached its potential capabilities. ”
I understand what Jim Westergren mean on that; because a person whoever able to say that he/she has to keep a neutral state of mind when learning many different religions. He is not shallow person with little knowledge. it take a lot of courage, wisdom, and the brain editor to make a final decision to say it. Everyone has a spritual mind and belief but not necessarily blindly believe in god. it is obvious that whoever disagree on the statement already limited on what you can think.
So for people who blocked their mind on learning the positive things about different or unknown relegions please go learn with an open mind after make a conclusion, then you can agree or disagree on what he said. dont just post a comment that is not based on your criteria. it just make you sound like a fool.
~~~stop reading if you already dont like what i said~~~
now, lets get down to the point.
#1 anyone ever see god? answer this with your eyes (your eyes ever see god?)
#2 God is the creator of all things and he gave you life? if you able to read this far, please go kiss your mom and dad for that they didn’t do the abortion and raised you to this day financially, physically, and mentally. GOD didn’t raised you nor give birth to you. but then again you will disagree because talking about human, he is the one made your parents and me. tell me! you will base on what to tell others that god gave you life when your mom and dad are the people who did all the work to get you to be whoever you are today? shame on you!
#3 how do you know that god is good or bad? god is a higher supernatural being. a being with free wills able to do good or bad things. you wish he/she as god do good things because the back of your head has all the confusion and unimaginable fear if god is evil. he/she never done anything evil nor good so you rather think he/she as god is good.
#4 “imagine” just imagine, yourself failed off the deep valley. Your hands and legs are paralized. what keep you alive is your mouth biting on a tree branch. there is a guy who see what is going on and he tell you to open your mouth and say “god, please save me,” then “you will be saved.” tell me. what would you do?
#5 Subject is unable to be proven or disproven. when you search and read the “Theory on How to Become a Genius essay” you already looking into the world of science. please, please dont read stuff like this when you can just ask your god to make you a genius if you pray hard enough. i hope you understand what i mean when i say this.
#6 myself has a religous. i do believe there is a higher power. but i also believe that my parents are my creator and science is the key to the future; the foundation in this meterial world.
#7 please stop posting comments about #10 from “vital data” i rather see other comments and reponse from what others has to say which would help me pratices these techniques.
wow i just checked again on comments and found some response that really interesting. but holly cow. sound like fun. i just make a book and say random things then wait for millions of years later when that coincident happen that would make me a god. prediction is not creation period. only way it is not prediction is when it can be make and proven at that time period. why dont god make the speakers or radio back then when he has the magic to make the book? why dont he make big picture that magified where the crack are back then? why wait till million years later? lolz please guys i am getting sick of BS. but i know what Jim Westergren means on what is value data and what is useless data.
Computer Worshiper, you just proved that you are stupid as hell, religions came hundreds years ago when people didnt know what is the moon, didnt even know what is metal… so do you think it will make sense to tell those people that there’s something called metal, and u can use it to build house? lol!!! … u know what gonna happen? when they find the metal they will adore it fool!!
To: Obie
lmao, Obie!
well, i have no intention of fighting over that Obie. Since you have a shallow of knowledge and you seeing as well as speaking only on your personal view which based on too little criteria.
lets skip all the ice age, stone age and jump to the metal age.
let me tell you some facts are: 1000 b.c.e. is the beginning of metal age for most places however china already in bronze age at 2000 b.c.e. (which mean already 1000 years a head). without telling especific information for the use of metal you already have a general idea of what metals are for.
Every single tribe has its own religion. the reason i use the word “tribe” to show that in a group of people already have different beliefs which created so many religions. Religion gain its power by conquering land and spread its teaching. so lets not have a war on internet
since i love every religion because no matter what; its teaching telling people to do good things “i strongly dislike human sacrafice to please god though. the word god here is not only used by christian or muslim but use by many religions.” History already started at 8000 b.c.e. until 570 a.c.e is when Muhammad was borned in Mecca. that is how long?
“Obie” is that how you look at people who created history? you think they are just like you? i read your post over and over for like 20 minutes and still can’t take my eyes off what you wrote. how can an educated person talk like that? I know it is a waste of my time writing all this to you since you couldn’t interpret the meaning anyway. do you know what is logical fallacy? what is tentative facts? what is common knowledge? what is standard level of knowledge to read a certain book? if you can’t tell what is right and wrong from reading a book (or what people say) then you can’t generate author’s idea into your own. I think your mind is in a deep well, and only see a small rounded sky……….ah well, i give up. based on what you criticised about me and how you looked at ancient people show that you are not worth for me to share ideas with.
To: Jim Westergren
thank you again for the awsome information in your essay. I love the essay so much; is also why i keep posting comment to support your idea. today i stop posting comment since comments can be posted by kids, immature, little knowledge, to highly intelligent people. I envy people who posted intelligent ideas in comment but for some low people to post their idea without thinking just get me frustated.
Just a comment.. stop changing the 1000 B.C. (Before Christ) to 1000 B.C.E. (Before Common Erra) It has always been Before Christ because maybe christ might have existed (hint hint
am sorry about what i said but.. since the first ages, when Judaism, Christian and Islam were found, no one could disprove their validity (that they’re the only religions from god), trust me every one of these 3 religions is corroborated by facts which no one knew in that time, and i just wonder how can a “highly intelligent” person disprove it, building his essay on nothing but his “personal view”, was you depending on something when you was writing this?,
trust me you cant ignore the existence of god, he’s the one who created you, who gives you the mental power and the ability to think, create and discover, and the one who gives you the ability to have this argument with me, unless you have another idea about the existence of human being, universe cant be caused by accident and if yes then the following story must be true..
“an atheist said that this universe caused by accident and he wanted someone to disprove his theory, he sat a date with a religious man to make a conversation about this matter, and when the date came the religious man didnt come so they sat another date, when this date came the religious man arrived late, so the atheist man asked him about the reason of his lating, the religious man replied “in the first date i couldnt come because a river in the middle of the desert blocked my way so i returned home, and today the same thing happend but with a bigger river, while i was thinking about how to cross this river something weird happend which is a big tree fall down and created a boat full of girls and liquors and all this happend by accident” .. the atheist man replied “thats nonsense how could a tree fall down and create a boat full of girls accidently?” the religious man replied “you dont believe that a tree could fall to create that boat accidently then how could you believe that the whole world is caused by accident?”.
maybe “i” was wrong about metal, but what about the other facts?.
its enough today kid, oh by the way its not you to judge if someone have shallow of knowledge or not, also its not you to judge if someone is talking about on his personal view which based on too little criteria or not.
good luck and hope waste another 20 mins reading it, maybe you’ll understand it
Peppermint, someone?
In this article you say things I, too, suspect -or ‘hope for’, really-.
It’s absolutely hilarious to see how many people try to comment with an intelligent ‘fruit of their minds’… it seems they are all living up to rule number 1 of becoming a genius: believe it yourself. Funny. Or: good job Jim.
So, here comes something written as a kind of reaction -or should I say ‘an unclear clarification’?- by me, a genius in every vein of my body (see rule number 11):
‘Being’ a genius itself can have many ways of showing it. The definition you gave, “Someone who has an unusually high level of intelligence, mental skill or artistic ability.”, says it all. Intelligence is just a part of being a genius, and I believe it is not necessarily to be the greatest part: so far with the intelligent comments here.
People can have their own genius-moments. The discovery of new knowledge, the invention of something basically useful or even the ability to develop a hole new method/system for something. Those three respectively are the most precious outings of something different in the three categories given by your dictionary.
Everyone has a chance to get such insight. It doesn’t necessarily has anything to do with knowledge, but with insight in how everything works. The key words ‘discovery’, ‘invention’ and ‘new’ I used above, all are an important part of understanding what makes something genius. It’s something you said somewhere in this article too, I think. Being a genius is much more then just learning what other people say and forming a good base of vital and valuable data. However, with all that, you can have a good start in coming up with something new, something fresh. That’s being genius. Or even shine a light on a new aspect is genius.
In my believe, being a genius has all to do with being fresh.
Peppermint, someone?
marc, pass me 1 please
i think i know what you mean. there are some situation a person get to be called genius:
1) invented something new
2) discovered something new
3) make a new path and become supper rich
4) a wise man?
5) a young man who has a 80 years old person’s wisdom?
being a genius is like being a hero (too bad usually only dead people get to be called hero). a person get to be called a genius only at a certain time at a certain situation. i am currently working on jim’s principles and see if it works for me or not.
thanks for the peppermint
Marc you’re perfect .. Jim, basing on what you said the person can become a genius in 1 or alittle more fields, every useless data can become a very vital ones, and every vital data can become a very useless ones, since you considered that information as a useless ones you didnt analyze it which make you seem an average person .. i think the secret of being genius is the ability to analyze every information so “as mac said” you find out how things work, while analyzing every new information you’ll be more able to criticize these information so it help you developing that information and so help you finding some new possibe ways to use those information in and also make it easier for you to save it in your memory so you can use it later in a creative way..
so far, everytime i think about the reason of being genius i find that analyzing and finding new possibilities are the main reason of being genius, and the rest of mental powers are just a helping-hand which we “must” develop too.
I always felt that genius is not what you knew but how you looked at it. What I found common among all of the famous geniuses is that they had a new way of looking at things instead of just knowing a lot about things.
There is the theory of universal gravitation (IE: What you think about most is drawn to you) which would suggest that it is, in fact, possible to become a genius simply by wanting to become a genius then following the paths that would accomplish this (vital and valuable data).
This article was very well done, but I do see some things in it that just feel like empty filler (parts about GOD). I believe in a higher power, however I do not wholly believe in religion (I do roughly follow the Latter Day Saints) the main reason being is that religion was made for the sheep so that they could accept the enlightened thoughts of someone else, religion feels like it’s only purpose is to keep (excuse my brute statement) the “dumb” people together and happy.
This is in response to a statement left by a Mr. Ethos. You said you didn’t aggree with the empty filler of a latter participant in this forum, which was about God mostly I suppose.
Well you see Mr. Ethos you get, what you except to be or know to be. For example if your whole life you were never enlightened to organize and file the datum of lets say a type of bird, you would never take notice of it. Let’s just say that pop culture just hasn’t been enlightened to that datum because of some past decision made by the heads of those who can control our education. And so since you would be busy learning other things you would never think of that bird that sometimes flys by. You would never be able to share that datum as some source of reality with another and thus create affinity so that you could get the all human need of acceptance.
In regards to religion coming from man, that is highly debatable. You see your saying that religion is some opinion of some here for say. But those in the know, know that the bible, the Quran, and even the Torah; the three world religions that have books that originate from historical times that were presented and then testified to past and even future occurances. And some even brought to light those things that were misunderstood. OK NOW FOR EXAMPLE:Noahs Ark, crack on the moons surface (in relation to the supposed miracle that the Prophet muhammed pointed at the moon and it split in to pieces one going west and the other going east), so many hard evident things can be shown to prove a miraculous enlightenment from a non human source. I personally am more familliar with the Islamic perspective. That is that the Quran it self can prove that no man wrote it since the information in it was revealed in a time where that kind of thinking didn’t even exsist. All scientific type stuff.
I hope you can give your self a chance to look into the other side of your argument so that you can really prove that you are right, or other wise except humbly that you are wrong.
“Dianetics” and “Scientology” can save the planet ? ? ?
I wish I could be around long enough to collect on that bet. What’s gonna happen soon is that millions of born again Christians are going to vanish off the face of the Earth. “The mis-beguiled herd” as the trilateral committee calls you people, will buy into the UFO propaganda and believe that WE born again Christians were taken by a hostile ET and you will all panic around the world and instantly the Anti-christ (the new world order leader) will bring “order from chaos” as the masons slogan goes, and you’ll all give up your independence rights for the false sense of security of joining the flock for protection in numbers. You’ll enjoy 3 1/2 years of peace and plenty. After that, the following 3 1/2 years, you’ll all be begging the mountains to fall on top of you to protect you from the wrath of God for you disobedience. That’s if you even live through any of it. After you eventually die, you’ll spend approximately 1000 years in Hell, hot and thirsty as Hell, and waiting to be judged by God, and then cast into the Lake of Fire for eternity.
Your genius doesn’t touch my wisdom.
Time will prove me right!
ambassador
QNA2Z.com
p.s., your planet will be destroyed by God.
But it’s not too late . . .
Jesus loves you and want’s to forgive you and spare you from eternal punishment. He already suffered for your disobedience. All you have to do is stop living the way that YOU think is right. The bible is God’s instruction manual for mankind. “If all else fails, try following directions”.
Hi all,
I think its time to stop fighting about genius and becoming a genius…
If u were a genius u wouldnt be reading this article about becoming a genius….And about god….God is THOUGHTS….No one has seen him so how can anyone comment on him/her/etc..
When u r a child the thought of god is put in u..and u die without seeing him thinking that he will come to lift you.Whenevr we r in trouble we look up and call god y me…but just think do u call him wen u feel joy/love/emotions etc…
To be god is not easy coz u will then have to know:
How to love others
How to smile
How to be greatful
How to contribute
And the list goes on and on…….
The one who does all this is the god
and the one who know how to do this is the “GENIUS”..
Ask the geniuses and they will tell you….
“BE THE MASTER OF YOUR DESTINY RATHER THAN DESTINY MASTER YOU”
The world was here is here and will be here.Nature has given us everything.All the ideas are floating in the air just grab it as the geniuses
has done….You may die but ur thoughts live………..
I AM JINU AND ALL I WANT TO BE IN MY LIFE IS “JINU”
So cya guys lets c what u got in u…………….
TAKE CARE…
To: Jinu
maybe Jinu, but Enstain didnt see the future flows into the past while working on his relativity, it was just a matter of deductive logic to find out about that, and the same goes with the universe and god, god is not only thoughts..
your theory is kinda interesting … but i totally disagree with the point that there’s no God.. i mean seriously, if you’re trying to be a genius, you would ask yourself and keep wondering: “who made this world?” or “why am i here?” or “what is the purpose of me being on earth?”
most scientist claim that things were formed and evolution happened etc. but all what they said are theories and non of their conclusions are certain.
You may ask yourself, at some point in your life : Who created the universe and all the amazing creatures on earth?
when you do ask yourself.. maybe your “datum” will change. And by the way all the scientist (who were geniuses) believed in God and never considered themselves to be. (if u think i’m crazy, just read einstein’s biography and his quotes)
I hope that u take my point into consideration because if you do, you might be a genius.
to freako..
Hi buddy wats up…I dont think so i ever told tat ther is no god…wen i said god is thoughts wat i meant was..that god is wat u think..god is different 4 everyone..so that means it becomes impossible to describe him..coz as i said earlier no one has seen god but we knw some power exists..It is just like electricity we cant c it but we all know wat happens wen u get a electric shock….God is more powerful than d electricity..no one can explain…u can only feel that power..may b one day he will appear in front of us who knows…
And about Einstein He had different views about god…he knew how to seek god the truth the universe……thts y he was so successful….
If we can seek the truth the god then with 100% accuracy we too can contribute to the world as Einstein ,Jesus Christ,Thomas Edison,Bill gates,Henry Ford,etc etc etc…and the list goes on……
Final Note: “BE THE SEEKER OF THE TRUTH AND U SEEK GOD..”.
Cya guys take care…luv u all
I just read this article, and i am quite fascinated by the principles in it. and cant wait to explore the genuis in me.
Whether its been tested or not i dont know and i think it is best self-explored.
I do believe in God and I believe strongly im on my way to becoming a genuis.
Please, could anyone who has tested the principles of this article reply to my comment.
kudos to the writer of this article.
Check out Graeme’s comment december 13, 2006, its a game theory in its basic form, you dont have to be familiar with game theory to know the best payoff in graeme’s simple game theory.
Good job Graeme.
God bless.
i do think that learning is the key
life is so nice when u can glide right down the path straight to happiness , without the pain, hate etc. when you know right from wrong and really try to be the best u can be for yourself and for others.
im a 20 year old woman that believes in myself but sometimes not others i have never felt the same as others all my life i felt different never better than someone but out of this world i believe that hate is evil fights and crime to another is not human i fell like there are a lot of lost souls walking this earth . how could a person enjoy hate or think its cute i know i might sound crazy and maybe i am but people in this world and even people i know seem like a story something like a role to play in life.
u have your gangstas your shys your evils your always happys . not matter if you where born in the 20’s 30’s 40’s etc it has always been a person u could relate to either if it was a life style or way of belief life really repeats itself. i believe in a god a creator because im here today and this world is very old and it had to start some where right ? what if it was no god no human no earth no plantes no stars then what would it be??
nothing
So what if you want to be average, but are considered a genius, by the growing population of (ahem) err… unintelligent people?
Ehmm… There are few things I would like to point out!!!
1. There is a GOD and his name is JESUS!!! He created the universe and all humankind in his likeness in a sense that humans are living souls…They have a physical body and a spirit..When humans die their bodies goes back to the ground and the spirit, which been breathd unto us, goes back to GOD.. Our soul either goes to HEAVEN or to HELL.. Which place do you belong? The BIBLE has answers for this…”Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD.”
2. GOD has given us various talents…We all have our own field of expertise..
3. A man can only grow as much as his horizon allows. You can be what you want to be..YOu just have to focus on that certain goal and never take your eyes of it! You can be a doctor, an engineer, a scientist, provided you pay the price!!! That is work and devotion/commitment.
4. Thank you GOD for giving me such a dynamic Brain which knows no bounds.
5. To bring back the time is the only thing that I find humans will never be able to achieve…We can go to space but not bring the time back..No Time Machines will ever be created…Amen!
God is irrelevant in “becoming a genius.” God may have created this world and most likely the entire universe for all we know, but we are the ones that control our actions and thoughts. God merely evaluates us as we act. In my opinion, there is a genius in all of us; it just hasn’t been found yet in some people.
If man were good and not evil we would still be walking in the Garden of Eden with God.
thank you so much !
i really appreciate the work you have put in this website to help others
you are a genius!
believing in God or not has nothing to do with being genius, i dont see any relation between them, and so you people left the main topic and went on talking about your beliefs…
great article,..to become a genius we have to being selective about all the information that available. But i believe there are many ways for us to take, to reach the Rome.,so to become a genius not determined only one reason. But this is a good one,mate ^_^
MIND BLOWING .A PERSON WHO FOLLOWS THIS MAY BECOME GENIUS.OF COURSE WE KNOW THESE KIND OF THINGS EARLIER
It seems to me that this essay cannot be understood unless you are allready a genius.
The essay is somewhat written in an valuable way for me. Yes indeed, our brain functions along our purpose which in turn determine what we ought or ought not do. However, learning to become a genius solely through knowing what is affirmation, critical thinking and other related technique is way to oversimplistic. I don’t know what is genius according to you, but scientifically speaking, genius tend to possess sharper mental skills (thinking faster, visualizing better). What you mentioned were just parts of the attitudes needed to get there.
No matter what, I’m still glad to have read an essay as such, and i encourage people to write essays related to genius and think it might be valuable for everyone.
i’ll try it… thank you very much for the great information you gave me…
God gave us all everything even an endless happiness…That’s how Genius is He..precisely because He loves us much,He gave us the KEY or opportunity to learn to become a GENIUS.
I mostly agree…
but:
There is no God but the spiritual entity of man could be considered to be a God when reached its potential capabilities. ( I think there is also God …upon you, until you become a God yourself …You upon others)
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strongly agree : Consider yourself being a genius and act like one in every moment of your life and you will very soon feel that you are one.
…I really gets a sort of confidence or something!… you really can do better if you believe and work hard. gn
Message from the Philippines’
Think what you like you would be; and things will just follow..
It is not unbelievable for a person to become a genius. It takes time and perseverance fro a person to reach a Genius Status.
With the proper system of learning, good parenting and knowledge a person can become a great genius.
God made us more than what we think we are. With God nothin is impossible. But be reminded that as our Creator and Savior we should, special mention to the genius ones, that He is above us all.
A little saying I’ve created and guided me thru out my daily activities in school and believe me it had hlp me a lot.
I believe that a Genius is born;
But a Genius can also be made!
The information in this article is exactly the tools people need to be come a genius. I high school, I was not in the regular classes but the exceptional classes; and now I ‘m in college with two more years to ago. Everyone is created equal and I’m a living example.
I’ll follow the philosophy of the article - I’ll begin by doubting the points mentioned article itself. Not doing so, I think, would be a grave violation of the philosophy listed out, won’t it?
Hi Jim,
You’ve mentioned the following in one para:
“The first thing to learn is that a person CAN become more intelligent, and I am sure even possible to become a genius, all by himself. And it is definitely not necessary to meditate 10 years on the top of a mountain in china to achieve it.”
Well, long back I gave a small presentation on Emotional Intelligence. For which, I went thru several websites on web. And to my surprize, I came to know that:
A person’s intelligence is constant. It is fixed since his/her birth. It can not be increased or decreased. (Maybe some genes has something to do with intelligence. I recently watched a program on National Geography, where a molecular biologist, in an experiment, examines genes from some thousand twins to know which genes are responsible for high intelligence. Not sure about the outcome though.)
The results that the person achieves in his/her life, are directly proportional to the application of his/her intelligence throughout his life. So assuming this as truth, what you’ve presented here is ways how to apply your intelligence more. But guess, you can not take the level of your intelligence up.
(Maybe you would see the above as destructive data and I would see as vital one..
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I guess you’ve just used the word intelligence loosely here.
I am not questioning your theory here, your ideas are quite practicable. however, would like to know what you think/argue over the above point.
Best regards-
Ashish.
In response to Ashish,
I will tell you a personal story. When I was growing up I was a poor student. My grade point avg. was roughly 1.5. I had to retake some classes while in high school because I wasn’t pulling the grade. In the end I just barley passed high school, and received a diploma.
One could argue that I just wasn’t applying myself—and they would be right to a degree. But, when I did apply myself, I had to work very hard to get a good grade—me easiest classes were art and phy. ed.
When school was done I joined the military. And one day while on a flight I found a magazine article advertising