Ben Wilson

You see with Michelangelo, this is someone who had like the most Spartan, boring home life you can imagine, basically had no life outside of work, but that is what enabled him to be innovative in his career, in his art. Okay, so stable home life leads to creative work life. Number three, be high agency.

You see with Michelangelo, this is someone who had like the most Spartan, boring home life you can imagine, basically had no life outside of work, but that is what enabled him to be innovative in his career, in his art. Okay, so stable home life leads to creative work life. Number three, be high agency.

And from the time he was five years old, from then on, I was totally stubborn about being blocked. Nothing or nobody could stop me from carrying through the execution of an experiment. When everyone tells you that something is impossible, when obstacles come in your path, you find a way. You know, when Columbia University tells you

And from the time he was five years old, from then on, I was totally stubborn about being blocked. Nothing or nobody could stop me from carrying through the execution of an experiment. When everyone tells you that something is impossible, when obstacles come in your path, you find a way. You know, when Columbia University tells you

Not only are you not a student here, you have never been a student here. We don't even know who you are. No, you can't use our lab. You prop open a couple windows and you use the lab at midnight, right? You are responsible for the results. You're high agency. Your life is the product of your own views, attitudes, and efforts. Be high agency. Find a way. Don't create excuses.

Not only are you not a student here, you have never been a student here. We don't even know who you are. No, you can't use our lab. You prop open a couple windows and you use the lab at midnight, right? You are responsible for the results. You're high agency. Your life is the product of your own views, attitudes, and efforts. Be high agency. Find a way. Don't create excuses.

You are the master of your own fate. Number four, naive optimism. When you want to create something new, you need to surround yourself with people who believe, especially when ideas are new and especially young people. Avoid so-called experts who just want to tell you why something is impossible. Go in with total belief. All right, that quote again.

You are the master of your own fate. Number four, naive optimism. When you want to create something new, you need to surround yourself with people who believe, especially when ideas are new and especially young people. Avoid so-called experts who just want to tell you why something is impossible. Go in with total belief. All right, that quote again.

If somebody wants to come around, wants to tell him why it won't work, if he perceives that simply as discouragement of himself, he will throw him out. Okay. This allowed him to accomplish the impossible, not just accomplish the impossible, but like the book says, insist on the impossible. He didn't care that other people thought it couldn't be done. Another great quote about this from land.

If somebody wants to come around, wants to tell him why it won't work, if he perceives that simply as discouragement of himself, he will throw him out. Okay. This allowed him to accomplish the impossible, not just accomplish the impossible, but like the book says, insist on the impossible. He didn't care that other people thought it couldn't be done. Another great quote about this from land.

He said, you can't necessarily separate the important from the impossible. Okay. Like if it's important, then it's possible. You can't separate the important from the impossible. Great leaders are invigorated by the idea that something is impossible. It makes them want to do it more, not less. Okay, number five, start with the need in mind.

He said, you can't necessarily separate the important from the impossible. Okay. Like if it's important, then it's possible. You can't separate the important from the impossible. Great leaders are invigorated by the idea that something is impossible. It makes them want to do it more, not less. Okay, number five, start with the need in mind.

All right, if you sense a deep human need, then you go back to all the basic science. If there's something missing, then you do more basic science and applied science until you get it. So you make the system to fulfill the need rather than starting the other way around where you have something and wonder what to do with it.

All right, if you sense a deep human need, then you go back to all the basic science. If there's something missing, then you do more basic science and applied science until you get it. So you make the system to fulfill the need rather than starting the other way around where you have something and wonder what to do with it.

Now, ironically, the one time that he had a real disastrous failure, the Polivision, was because he didn't abide by this principle. He started with a technology that he found interesting, instant video, and tried to convince people that they needed it, even though this wasn't really something that they felt.

Now, ironically, the one time that he had a real disastrous failure, the Polivision, was because he didn't abide by this principle. He started with a technology that he found interesting, instant video, and tried to convince people that they needed it, even though this wasn't really something that they felt.

But his greatest product came from what was already a need from his daughter saying, why can't I see it now? Number six, have a big vision and people will try to help you. Remember how he got free time at the Harvard lab because people bought into his new and exciting vision. Employees join him when he's very young. He has no corporation. He's got no business.

But his greatest product came from what was already a need from his daughter saying, why can't I see it now? Number six, have a big vision and people will try to help you. Remember how he got free time at the Harvard lab because people bought into his new and exciting vision. Employees join him when he's very young. He has no corporation. He's got no business.

He's paying them next to nothing and they join him because they are attracted to this big vision. So have a big vision and people will conspire to help you. Number seven, when marketing, show, don't tell. The land camera on talk shows and TV, he's showing people how it's used.

He's paying them next to nothing and they join him because they are attracted to this big vision. So have a big vision and people will conspire to help you. Number seven, when marketing, show, don't tell. The land camera on talk shows and TV, he's showing people how it's used.