Comments on: Is Genius in the Hair? http://www.davidweedmark.com/2010/is-genius-in-the-hair/ Empowering the world wide you. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David http://www.davidweedmark.com/2010/is-genius-in-the-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-3263 David Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:01:51 +0000 http://www.davidweedmark.com/?p=454#comment-3263 Jim Morrison had bad hair? When? Grade 6 picture day perhaps?!?!? ;-) Jim Morrison had bad hair? When? Grade 6 picture day perhaps?!?!? ;-)

]]> By: loripop326 http://www.davidweedmark.com/2010/is-genius-in-the-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-3261 loripop326 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.davidweedmark.com/?p=454#comment-3261 Abbie Hoffman. Jim Morrison. Quentin Tarantino. Beethoven. Geniuses with bad hair. I think you might be onto something. Abbie Hoffman. Jim Morrison. Quentin Tarantino. Beethoven. Geniuses with bad hair. I think you might be onto something.

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]]> By: David http://www.davidweedmark.com/2010/is-genius-in-the-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-90 David Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:58:03 +0000 http://www.davidweedmark.com/?p=454#comment-90 Nabeel, Yes, I do agree with you for the most part. It was not actually Mr. Gladwell I was thinking of. It was the icon that he has become (at least in some circles) and questioning how someone who reports information could be viewed as the source. Someone brought to my attention recently that it may be due to all those who have heard of his books, skimmed through them, but did not actually read them. However, to be honest, I cannot remember the names of anyone mentioned in his book, but the ideas, facts and theories do cling to me and are associated in my mind to him. Truthfully, I do find his books a little drawn-out, even for their compact size. Nabeel,
Yes, I do agree with you for the most part.
It was not actually Mr. Gladwell I was thinking of. It was the icon that he has become (at least in some circles) and questioning how someone who reports information could be viewed as the source. Someone brought to my attention recently that it may be due to all those who have heard of his books, skimmed through them, but did not actually read them. However, to be honest, I cannot remember the names of anyone mentioned in his book, but the ideas, facts and theories do cling to me and are associated in my mind to him.
Truthfully, I do find his books a little drawn-out, even for their compact size.

]]> By: David http://www.davidweedmark.com/2010/is-genius-in-the-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-89 David Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:53:07 +0000 http://www.davidweedmark.com/?p=454#comment-89 Yes, Tesla's coils were superb, I agree. But was I remiss in not providing more data for this discussion? That would be problematic as most geniuses I am familiar with have some kind of hair style, lack of style, or a scalp upon which a hair stylist could have done - well something! - if they had only arrived earlier. Yes, Tesla’s coils were superb, I agree. But was I remiss in not providing more data for this discussion? That would be problematic as most geniuses I am familiar with have some kind of hair style, lack of style, or a scalp upon which a hair stylist could have done – well something! – if they had only arrived earlier.

]]> By: Ct Kingston http://www.davidweedmark.com/2010/is-genius-in-the-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Ct Kingston Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:59:29 +0000 http://www.davidweedmark.com/?p=454#comment-87 WONDERFUL [in all caps!] Love the read David. Withnail&I is one of my favorite films. Bravo mate. "And then… well the conversation kind of sputtered to an end by that point." Hilarious. So you didn't jump on the bandwagon and go along for her blindfolded ride? Terrific. Or tragic. Is going against the heard a good idea? Don't the cows who stray all get slaughtered first? Clearly the hairdo of Einstein and Twain signify the underlying brain activity and that activity was genius. But Nikola Tesla had a very tidy coif... hmmm... This is getting complicated. "Perhaps Malcolm Gladwell is a genius." Since I have yet to read his work and don't want to appear out of touch, allow me to say, "I love his work, he is amazing. Especially the cool illustrations of the purple horse and all that. Brilliant." And as soon I discover the lack of validity to my statement I'll come back and recant. “a Canadian Hemingway” *smile* -Hemingway would approve of you going the rugged mile to rough out a beard and box the bulls in Spain. I'd try it if I was you. WONDERFUL [in all caps!]
Love the read David.

Withnail&I is one of my favorite films. Bravo mate.
“And then… well the conversation kind of sputtered to an end by that point.”

Hilarious. So you didn’t jump on the bandwagon and go along for her blindfolded ride? Terrific. Or tragic. Is going against the heard a good idea? Don’t the cows who stray all get slaughtered first?

Clearly the hairdo of Einstein and Twain signify the underlying brain activity and that activity was genius. But Nikola Tesla had a very tidy coif… hmmm… This is getting complicated.

“Perhaps Malcolm Gladwell is a genius.”
Since I have yet to read his work and don’t want to appear out of touch, allow me to say, “I love his work, he is amazing. Especially the cool illustrations of the purple horse and all that. Brilliant.” And as soon I discover the lack of validity to my statement I’ll come back and recant.

“a Canadian Hemingway”
*smile* -Hemingway would approve of you going the rugged mile to rough out a beard and box the bulls in Spain. I’d try it if I was you.

]]> By: Nabeel http://www.davidweedmark.com/2010/is-genius-in-the-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Nabeel Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:11:34 +0000 http://www.davidweedmark.com/?p=454#comment-78 If he has a genius, it is bringing together all those theories together to form strong arguments that most of us seem to miss, and then present them in a way that all of us can relate to. That is his genius - not the genius of an Einstein, but a certain kind of genius indeed - for example, while we may know that culture matters, and while many of us may have studied hofstede's dimensions, we didn't know of the important relevance they have on air safety. yes, we all know that the chinese are successful because they work hard, and we all know that practice makes perfect. but a lot of us didn't know where the chinese get their ingrained habit of hard work from. if gladwell has a genius, it is helping us understand things that we only superficially understand, which is worse than total ignorance. it's like someone who knows only that many terrorists claim to be muslim concluding that all muslims are terrorists - for a better understanding, we need more knowledge, and that's what gladwell gave me when i read outliers. he isn't a genius in the manner of the IQ giants described in his book. but he is an excellent writer and compiler of information who has produced a book of real value, which is commendable, i think you will agree. If he has a genius, it is bringing together all those theories together to form strong arguments that most of us seem to miss, and then present them in a way that all of us can relate to. That is his genius – not the genius of an Einstein, but a certain kind of genius indeed – for example, while we may know that culture matters, and while many of us may have studied hofstede’s dimensions, we didn’t know of the important relevance they have on air safety. yes, we all know that the chinese are successful because they work hard, and we all know that practice makes perfect. but a lot of us didn’t know where the chinese get their ingrained habit of hard work from. if gladwell has a genius, it is helping us understand things that we only superficially understand, which is worse than total ignorance. it’s like someone who knows only that many terrorists claim to be muslim concluding that all muslims are terrorists – for a better understanding, we need more knowledge, and that’s what gladwell gave me when i read outliers.

he isn’t a genius in the manner of the IQ giants described in his book. but he is an excellent writer and compiler of information who has produced a book of real value, which is commendable, i think you will agree.

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