You don't have to be a genius to think like one. Each of us uses only a fraction of our
brain power, explains Michael J. Gelb, who has helped thousands of men and women learn
to put more of their minds to work--and play--than they ever thought possible. Drawing
on Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks, inventions, and legendary works of art, Gelb introduces
the Seven Da Vincian Principles--seven essential elements of genius, named in Da Vinci's
native Italian, that any of us can develop on our own. From the notebooks' celebration
of an insatiably curious approach to life (curiosita) to the willingness to embrace
uncertainty and paradox (sfumato) embodied in Mona Lisa's smile, these principles will
seem at once intuitively familiar and surprisingly powerful. Offering an abundance of
interactive, entertaining exercises to help you master each principle, Gelb also helps
you see how you can use them at work, home, and everywhere else. Following Leonardo's
lead, you'll learn powerful new strategies for tackling challenges both timely and
timeless, including problem solving; creative thinking; self-expression; enjoying the
world around you; goal setting and life balancing; and harmonizing body and mind. "I wish
to work miracles," wrote the young Leonardo. As you apply these principles to liberate your
own unique intelligence, you may feel his miraculous tough enriching your life across the
centuries, as you let his ageless example guide you toward becoming more of who you truly
are...

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