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Michael Gelb

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Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

When he was working on the Last Supper, he would be up there on the wall of the refractory of the Church of Santa Maria della Grazia, working for hours and hours at a time with total intensity. But then he would just disappear, sometimes for a few days. Well, the prior of the church of Santa Maria della Grazia would get very upset. He'd say, where's this Leonardo guy?

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

When he was working on the Last Supper, he would be up there on the wall of the refractory of the Church of Santa Maria della Grazia, working for hours and hours at a time with total intensity. But then he would just disappear, sometimes for a few days. Well, the prior of the church of Santa Maria della Grazia would get very upset. He'd say, where's this Leonardo guy?

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Because he didn't know this was an all-time genius. As far as he's concerned, this is just another contractor. I got Vito the plumber and Luigi the carpenter, Leo the painter. So Leonardo comes back and the prior gives him a hard time. Leonardo says he dismisses him. So the prior complains to the duke. and the Duke summons Leonardo and asks him to explain himself.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Because he didn't know this was an all-time genius. As far as he's concerned, this is just another contractor. I got Vito the plumber and Luigi the carpenter, Leo the painter. So Leonardo comes back and the prior gives him a hard time. Leonardo says he dismisses him. So the prior complains to the duke. and the Duke summons Leonardo and asks him to explain himself.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Because he didn't know this was an all-time genius. As far as he's concerned, this is just another contractor. I got Vito the plumber and Luigi the carpenter, Leo the painter. So Leonardo comes back and the prior gives him a hard time. Leonardo says he dismisses him. So the prior complains to the duke. and the Duke summons Leonardo and asks him to explain himself.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

And Leonardo says one of the great lines of all time, he says, men of genius sometimes work best when they work least. Because he knows, he understands intuitively, and so many of the great, great geniuses understand intuitively something that we can all practice ourselves, which is work with your greatest intensity, And then quit while you're ahead. Go for a walk in nature and let it all go.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

And Leonardo says one of the great lines of all time, he says, men of genius sometimes work best when they work least. Because he knows, he understands intuitively, and so many of the great, great geniuses understand intuitively something that we can all practice ourselves, which is work with your greatest intensity, And then quit while you're ahead. Go for a walk in nature and let it all go.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

And Leonardo says one of the great lines of all time, he says, men of genius sometimes work best when they work least. Because he knows, he understands intuitively, and so many of the great, great geniuses understand intuitively something that we can all practice ourselves, which is work with your greatest intensity, And then quit while you're ahead. Go for a walk in nature and let it all go.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Come back. Write it in your notebook. So in a typical day, I know he worked with great intensity, then went for a walk in nature, wrote in his notebook what he observed or the ideas that came to him. And his notes were very messy and had lots of creative doodles.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Come back. Write it in your notebook. So in a typical day, I know he worked with great intensity, then went for a walk in nature, wrote in his notebook what he observed or the ideas that came to him. And his notes were very messy and had lots of creative doodles.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Come back. Write it in your notebook. So in a typical day, I know he worked with great intensity, then went for a walk in nature, wrote in his notebook what he observed or the ideas that came to him. And his notes were very messy and had lots of creative doodles.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Amen. Well, my whole career, somehow I've pulled off this ability to just get paid for being playful and creative and having fun and helping corporate people. I figured that out. Help the people who have money be more creative and then you get money.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Amen. Well, my whole career, somehow I've pulled off this ability to just get paid for being playful and creative and having fun and helping corporate people. I figured that out. Help the people who have money be more creative and then you get money.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Amen. Well, my whole career, somehow I've pulled off this ability to just get paid for being playful and creative and having fun and helping corporate people. I figured that out. Help the people who have money be more creative and then you get money.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Well, I try to help people who have money, make lots of money, to be more creative so that they can help people who don't have money and don't have opportunity have more opportunity and more money. That's my lifelong passion, conscious capitalism. I co-authored a book called The Healing Organization with Raj Sasodia. You must know all this down in Austin.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Well, I try to help people who have money, make lots of money, to be more creative so that they can help people who don't have money and don't have opportunity have more opportunity and more money. That's my lifelong passion, conscious capitalism. I co-authored a book called The Healing Organization with Raj Sasodia. You must know all this down in Austin.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

Well, I try to help people who have money, make lots of money, to be more creative so that they can help people who don't have money and don't have opportunity have more opportunity and more money. That's my lifelong passion, conscious capitalism. I co-authored a book called The Healing Organization with Raj Sasodia. You must know all this down in Austin.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

That's the headquarters, John Mackey and so on. So I've always, I realized early on that just like Leonardo did is, That's where the power and the money is. So if we can get business to think more creatively, more compassionately, raise the consciousness of business leaders, then that's a way to contribute to making a better world.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

That's the headquarters, John Mackey and so on. So I've always, I realized early on that just like Leonardo did is, That's where the power and the money is. So if we can get business to think more creatively, more compassionately, raise the consciousness of business leaders, then that's a way to contribute to making a better world.

Modern Wisdom
#876 - Michael Gelb - How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

That's the headquarters, John Mackey and so on. So I've always, I realized early on that just like Leonardo did is, That's where the power and the money is. So if we can get business to think more creatively, more compassionately, raise the consciousness of business leaders, then that's a way to contribute to making a better world.