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All of history’s greatest figures achieved success in almost exactly the same way. But rather than celebrating this part of the creative process we ignore it.

This missing chapter in the story of success reveals the secret to doing meaningful work. But in the modern world, full of distraction, do we have what it takes to do great things?

The second in a two-part series about creativity.

Part One: Why Leonardo daVinci was no genius (and what means for the rest of us)

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The Long Play Part 1: why Leonardo da Vinci was no genius

In this video I’m going to try and convince you that the great Leonardo da Vinci was actually kind of a loser. And that every time we proclaim him as a “genius” we’re actually distorting the truth about how creativity really works.

It’s a video that you want to see if you’ve ever felt unsuccessful, or that other people are more successful than you; or if you’re stressing about turning 30.