What makes geniuses different from the rest of us? What is the
difference between a prodigy and a genius? Are geniuses born or made?
What is creative vision and where does it come from? What are the
secrets of talent? And why do great creators seem to have so many
oppositions in their personalities? In this mind-expanding investigation
of creativity, John Briggs reveals that there is no special trait of
genius. Geniuses are not necessarily smarter or more talented than other
people, but they give their attention to subtle nuances, contradictory
feelings and perceptions that others experience and ignore. By focusing
on sensory nuances, geniuses create themselves.