Showing posts with label Book review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book review. Show all posts
Monday, September 20, 2010
How to think like Leonardo da Vinci
In the spirit of our digital civilization course I started reading a book that I had received for graduation several years ago. The book is called How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael J. Gelb. The book is written as an inspirational guide to discovering the genius inside of Da Vinci and how we can cultivate it within ourselves.
The beginning of the book talks about the life of Da Vinci and his many talents and achievements. The author Michael Gelb has a fascination of the life of Da Vinci that is contagious throughout the book. The book goes on to list the "Seven Da Vincian Principles" that can be emulated by anyone. The seven principles talked about are:
1. Curiosità- "An insatiably curious approach to life and an unrelenting quest for continuous learning." Leonardo had an intense desire to understand the essence of things around him. This led him to turn his passions into questions.
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