Where Have All the Geniuses Gone?

Are Eureka Moments a Scarce Resource?

Let’s put my conclusions up top since this is a long post.

Conclusion

• It’s not obvious genius is in decline.

• Genius is not a stable concept.

• Culture is an obstacle to genius, but not just at the level of perception.

• The biggest obstacle to genius is the psychological battlefield where would-be geniuses submit to forces that would make them conform.

• The intern…