The Genius Myth - & What Everyone Gets Wrong
Welcome back! Today we're discussing common myths around geniuses, and how to include a genius in a story. This video is two essays in one. 1. Deconstructing the myth of genius. Geniuses are extremely popular in fiction. But they can be overhyped and exaggerated, because people don’t understand genius . We'll take a look at how true intelligence works. 2. Writing a Genius. A story is not automatically smarter for having a smart person in it. Genius characters need to DO smart things. We'll talk about how. Buy MY books here: https://michaelcronk.com/ To support the channel, check out my patreon and my shop: / cronkthebookguy https://rainbowspaceunicorn.com/ Instagram @cronkthebookguy 00:00 The Popularity of Geniuses 01:43 Theme Song! 01:59 Types of Intelligence 05:08 Knowledge and Skill 08:00 Field of Expertise 09:15 Rude but Smart??? 11:05 Language Proficiency 13:47 Show Don't Tell 15:41 No Lazy Writing 17:04 Genius Must Struggle 18:48 Genius Makes Mistakes 19:39 Still Needs Characterisation 20:29 Bonus Myth 21:41 Summary
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