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TED: 'Eat, Pray, Love' Author on How We Kill Geniuses
Author Elizabeth Gilbert says people tagged with the "genius" label feel too much pressure from themselves and society to perform the next extraordinary feat. The ancients thought brilliance came from an exterior force, such as a muse, and so didn't expect the individual to carry the load. So, give 'em a break, says the TED conference presenter. http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/wire...eadlines?d=131 http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/wire...nes?i=RYapAG1G http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/wire...nes?i=bVcp8Los http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/wired/topheadlines?d=41
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