[hyperpallium]

There's that TED talk about an older meaning of "genius" is something that visits you, like a muse, and not something that you are. It's just up to you to be prepared when inspiration strikes, to notice it, and follow up on it.

Noteworthiness is also very dependent on context. If you're too late, you're not a genius, even though you came up with it independently... how can what other people do affect your brain tissue? It can't; genius isn't about your brain, but the context.

Geniuses are like prospectors who get intrinsic credit for striking it rich... but they didn't put the gold there. However, it is right to celebrate them, to encourage prospecting...

[sverige]

Well said! I read those ancient Greeks a long time ago and yes, real "genius" is something that overtakes a person, not inherent.

[alfonsodev]

Would you mind to share a link to the TED talk ?

[epalmer]

This is probably the Ted talk that was being referred to: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius

This is one of my favorite Ted talks.

[alfonsodev]

Thanks, I saw the video, she makes some references to the spanish word olé! as an evolution of the word Allah! expressing there is god in that performance. There is another spanish expression "tener duende" literal translation "to have a fairy-goblin-like-magic-creature", mostly used in flamenco.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende_(art) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende_(mythology)

[epalmer]

Thanks for those references. Threads of truth in language.