Genius!: Deceptively simple ways to become instantly smarter

by James Bannerman

Genius shows you how to channel the life-changing principles of creativity to help you achieve more, succeed and become instantly smarter. This book delivers a fantastic array of simple, powerful techniques to help anybody be instantly ingenious and increasingly mentally skilful. You will learn to creatively solve problems, generate brilliantly original ideas, use clever tactics to persuade and influence and look for once in a lifetime opportunities to shine, succeed and really stand out.

Genres: Nonfiction

216 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2012

Reviews

[John B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book and now I've read it from cover to cover I'll be keeping it as a reference.

The author really does think about (or have good experience / examples of) things and situations in a way that I wouldn't have thought of before - and I thought I already was creative!

If you are looking for ideas for business or pleasure you can dip in and out of this book. You might get sucked into reading more than you originally intended though - cunningly clever.

I've already implemented an idea at work too so we'll see how that works.

[Alex Chidirov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Generally, I found this book to be an enjoyable excursion from standard business books, which normally feel inflated and loath in their own importance.
Genius! is not trying to be that, but offers an opportunity to learn simple tricks to stay innovative in one's thinking.
However, the title does feel clickbait-y and having simple tricks stretched across a whole book can feel draining at times, hence I would rate a 4/5 stars.
A recommendation for anyone interested in the creative side of business.

[Elisa Lunati · Rating 2 out of 5]

The idea was ok, but the target was literally corporate guy that never had an idea his entire life.

[Booqmonk · Rating 5 out of 5]

The world belongs to the creators

[Liam Delahunty · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two stars may seem harsh but actually I'm feeling generous.

I really did not enjoy the book. Its sub title is "Deceptively simple ways to become instantly smarter", but that too is far from the truth.

Yes simple, but how deceptively so? Instantly smarter? No. I think I've come away from the book feeling somewhat more stupid: especially for paying full price for the work.

It's business based and focused for one thing rather than generally making one smarter, but my main issue is that it's very glib, trite and banal.

It's very repetitive giving separate "chapters" of its A-Z of "Cunningly Clever Creativity Toolkit" for ideas that are essentially the same. By time we get to "Y - Yoghurt" you feel even the author just wants the damn thing to be finished with.

I didn't even like the illustrations.

If you've never read anything that talks about improving creativity then you might find something useful in this book.

[Vidur Kapur · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was rather too business based for my liking. There were some good tips, but they seldom appeared. If you're looking to start a business, you may be able to take something from it. I picked it up due to the title, however the title is a deceptively simple way to make money, in my opinion.

[Aditya Arolkar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loaded with neat tricks one can use to maximise their creative potential. However, the reader is inundated with ideas that, while being amazing in themselves, tend to be difficult to incorporate into everyday lives. A fun read nonetheless.

[Laura Whitworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this book was brilliant! There are definite 'take-aways' and it's entertaining to read too.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant I shall use this a lot

[Lianita Stephanita · Rating 5 out of 5]

I should have a lecture notebook while reading this, and i should read this atleast everyday.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

teacher made me do it