More Related Content Similar to Geniuses are made not born 2 (20) More from Ahmed Soliman (8) Geniuses are made not born 22. Warning!
This talk might
change your way of
thinking!
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3. “genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent
perspiration”
-- Thomas Edison
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4. To be Truer... -- Thomas Edison
1%
29%
Inspiration
Good Instruction and Encouragement
Perspiration
70%
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8. Resource 1 Experience
Resource 2 Resource 3
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10. What’s going on?
Why is this happening?
What’s the solution of ...?
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12. Possibility Possibility Possibility
Knowledge
Experience
Etc.
questions
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15. That was cool
What else is wrong?
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19. We take too many
things for granted*
*learn to look into details
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21. Inspiration comes
when ...
• Learn about convergent and divergent
thinking
• Ask why, how.
• Build a correlated knowledge base.
• become a philosopher.
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23. Sisyphus*
*what’s the purpose of what you are doing?
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25. Ok, I got it...
But long or short
term?
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26. Can I have a long
term goal?
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27. FACTS
Let me tell you some
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36. Ever
Thought
about
Sprints?
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37. Small is BIG
*start with something small that you can stick to
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39. SET
ALWAYS
TIME
LIMITS
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40. Keep your engines
running
• It’s a MUST to have short-term goals.
• Think agile/iterative *sprints?
• Think small but persistent.
• Define your work by artifacts.
• Stick to time limits
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41. 1%
29%
Inspiration
Good Instruction and Encouragement
Perspiration
70%
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47. work in a team
Or build one
Or join one
Ok --You got the point :)
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48. Join CAT *
* or maybe any “good” team if any.
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49. Thank You!
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