Name: Uncommon Genius How Great Ideas Are Born
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Author: Denise Shekerjian

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Drawing on interviews with 40 winners of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship—the so-called genius awards—the insightful study throws fresh light on the creative process. 

Guy Takeo Kawasaki is an American marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing their Macintosh computer line in 1984.

Uncommon Genius How Great Ideas Are Born

Delve into the human mind with the best Psychology books on the market. Find out what makes us tick, and how to apply that knowledge in life.

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I'm OK, you're OK, and these Self-Improvement books might make us even better. Learn to love yourself and improve your life with tips from experts.

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James Clear is a personal development keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. His entertaining talks teach audiences about small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

James

Johnnie Gomez is designer and sticker collector based in Washington DC. He is a Senior Brand Designer at Webflow, and co-founder of Cruz Barcelona, a web-focused digital agency.

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

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Arianna Huffington is a Greek-American author, syndicated columnist, and businesswoman. She is the founder of The Huffington Post, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, and the author of fifteen books.

Arianna

Ramit Sethi is an American personal finance advisor and entrepreneur. Sethi is the author of the 2009 New York Times Best Seller, "I Will Teach You to Be Rich" and founder of GrowthLab.com, owner of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com, and owner and a co-founder of PBworks, a commercial wiki website.

Ramit

Tiny Habits

Nat Eliason is the CEO and founder of Growth Machine, an SEO-focused growth agency, and co-founder of Cup & Leaf Tea. He is also the author of “Come Again?” and writes about psychology, sex, money, travel, entrepreneurship, drugs, and everything else you’d find interesting at nateliason.com.

Jade Bowler is an educational youtuber, author and student. Her channel has surpassed 700k subscribers.

UnJaded

The Defining Decade

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Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. The Tim Ferriss Show podcast has now exceeded 400 million downloads.

Ran Segall is a full-stack designer, Webflow developer and entrepreneur based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is the founder of Flux Academy, an online school and popular YouTube channel teaching designers all the necessary skills they need to become high-value web designers.

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

Elizabeth

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is an American former actress and the wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Markle was raised in Los Angeles, California. During her studies at Northwestern University, she began playing small roles in television series and films.

Meghan

Sadia Badiei is a Canadian chef and dietician currently living in the Netherlands. Her YouTube channel, Pick Up Limes, has over 2.5m subscribers.

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Big Magic

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<p>Scott Alexander Young was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young. Over his career, Young wrote 45 books, including novels and non-fiction for adult and youth audiences.</p>


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Adam M. Grant is an American psychologist and author who is currently a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania specializing in organizational psychology. He received academic tenure aged 28, making him the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School.

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Peak Performance

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Emma Watson is an English actress, model and activist. As a child, she rose to prominence with her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

Emma

Amelia Boone is an American obstacle racer. She used to be an attorney for the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. She's currently employed by Apple Inc.

Amelia

Brave Enough

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Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003.

Ellen

Oprah Winfrey is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history.

Oprah

Atlas of the Heart

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Whitney Cummings is an American stand-up comedian, actress, producer, writer, director, and podcaster. Her credits include one comedy album, four stand-up specials, three Comedy Central Roasts, and numerous television series in which she has served various roles including producer, director, showrunner, and actress.

Whitney

Julie Rice in an entrepreneur, investor and co-founder of SoulCycle, a New York City-based fitness company that offers indoor cycling workout classes.

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Getting the Love You Want

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Sophia Amoruso is an American businesswoman. Her 2014 autobiography, #GIRLBOSS was adapted into a television series of the same name for Netflix. In 2014, Amoruso founded Girlboss Media, a company that creates content geared toward a female audience.

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Kintsugi Wellness

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Ana Lorena Fabrega retired from teaching in the summer of 2019 to pursue her dream of being an EDUpreneur—a passionate educator who works outside the classroom to provide innovative learning opportunities.She co-founded Write of Passage Summer Camp in early 2020 with David Perrell, a virtual learning experience where youngsters from all around the world come together to work on causes they care about.She is presently the Chief Evangelist at Synthesis, an unique online learning experience for curious and ambitious youth interested in learning how to build the future. They're employing a game-based approach to learning to scale up the most inventive concepts from Ad Astra, the school Synthesis cofounder founded with Elon Musk.

How to Raise Successful People

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Darya Rose is a weblogger, neuroscientist, and author. She is known as the founder of weblog Summer Tomato, and as a health & food contributor to The Huffington Post and other publications. In 2011, TIME named Rose's weblog, Summer Tomato, one of "50 Websites That Make the Web Great."

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Casandra Brené Brown PhD LMSW (born November 18, 1965) is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. Brown is also a visiting professor in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. She has spent two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of the books The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness and Dare to Lead.