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Thomas Jefferson has been referred to as a genius since he penned the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Over the following few decades of his life, he transitioned from revolutionary to diplomat to politician to educator. Harvard Law School Professor Annette Gordon-Reed has devoted much of her career to studying Jefferson's career, and how he unlocked the genius within himself as well as the nation he helped found.
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Your impact checklist
Here are a list of things you can do before and after the event to join the conversation.
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Hone your curiosity to inspire your own genius. Start by asking the person next to you a question.
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Get a copy of Brian Grazer’s New York Times best-selling book A Curious Mind.
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Dig deeper into Annette Gordon-Reed’s work by picking up one of her fascinating books.
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Pick up a copy of Graham Moore’s newest book The Last Days of Night.
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Pick up a coloring book for grown-ups to unlock your creativity and help you learn to focus. Trust us, it’s totally worth it.
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Unlocking Genius: The Dynamics Behind the World’s Greatest Minds
Genius can take many, many forms. Discover how it manifests from a group of people who have either devoted their lives to studying the lives of geniuses or have created work that is in of itself genius
It’s easy to think of a genius as a lone person in a room who comes up with a brilliant idea—but that’s rarely the case. We often forget about the elbow grease and collaboration that goes into creating things that we refer to as “genius.” In the same way that it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a world to create a genius. Discover how genius manifests, and how transformative minds from a diverse group of industries have unlocked the genius inside themselves.
