Awaken Your Genius
Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity and Become Extraordinary
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2023
Summary
From the acclaimed author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist comes a simple guide to unlock your originality and unleash your unique talents.
We say that some people march to the beat of a different drummer. But implicit in this cliche is that the rest of us march to the same beat. We find ourselves on well-worn paths that were never ours to walk.
An extraordinary group of people pave their own path. They think and act with genuine independence. They stand out f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399806800 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399806807 |
| Author: | Ozan Varol |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray One |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 146mm x 30mm |
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Ozan Varol always makes me think. – Adam Grant, New York Times-bestselling authorWhen the stakes are high, the unknowns are threatening, and the problems seem insurmountable, you need a superhero – which means you need Ozan Varol. – Daniel H. Pink, New York Times-bestselling author of When, Drive, and A Whole New MindIf you looked up the word ‘polymath’ in the dictionary, you may see a picture of Ozan Varol. – Nir Eyal, Bestselling author of Hooked and IndistractableOzan Varol is like Nassim Taleb meets Daniel Kahneman. – Clara Shih, CEO of Salesforce Service CloudOzan Varol’s a brilliant mind, a warm and kind heart, and the exact type of spirit we need putting resilient vibes into the world right now. – Neil Pasricha, New York Times-bestselling author of Book of AwesomeOzan Varol is one of my favorite thinkers on thinking – Shane Snow, Bestselling author of Smartcuts and Dream TeamsVarol succeeds in distilling from their stories sensible advice that benefits from his encouraging tone. Readers who feel stuck in a rut will find this a boon. – Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Ozan Varol
Ozan Varol is from Istanbul, Turkey. He grew up in a family of no English speakers yet moved to the United States by himself at 17 to study Astrophysics at Cornell University, where he served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers project, building stuff that went to the red planet and writing code to photograph the Martian surface. Subsequently Ozan pivoted to law and he is currently the youngest tenured professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.
A “true original” in the words of Adam Grant, his work has been described as “must-read” by Susan Cain and featured by the Wall Street Journal, Time, BBC, CNN, Washington Post, Newsweek, and Slate. His newsletter, The Weekly Contrarian, has over 31,000 dedicated subscribers.
A sought-after speaker, Ozan has delivered keynotes at conferences, major companies like Microsoft, Intel, General Electric, Lloyds Bank, Google X, and Adidas, and government agencies including the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Navy.
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