![]() I’ve captured many of the leadership practices I’ve wanted to adopt (or avoid) in my notebooks, which has served as a catalyst for my personal growth, and many of the posts on this blog.īecause paper wasn’t cheap in his day, Leonardo had to fill the entire page with notes. I’ve been able to solve plenty of problems by watching and listening instead of participating. When we take the time to observe and write those observations down, it forces us to gain a better understanding of our environment and of people’s behaviors. He once wrote, “As you go about town, constantly observe, note and consider circumstances and behavior of men as they talk and quarrel or laugh, or come to blows.” If you don’t want to carry your government-issued green notebook everywhere, I recommend purchasing a small 3×5 moleskin notebook that fits in your pocket.ĭa Vinci was very curious, so he watched everything. If we adopt the practice of carrying a notebook, we can quickly capture these thoughts before they are gone. Too often, we come up with great ideas, solutions to problems, or key insights while in the midst of the chaos of our daily lives. He even hung a small notebook from his belt so he would have it with him wherever he went. Da Vinci carried a notebook everywhere so that if a thought, observation, or passage caught him, he could write it down. Today, 7,200 pages have survived, which probably represents less than half what he actually wrote down. Leonardo began the practice of keeping a notebook in the early 1480s and kept at it for more than 30 years. So what can Leonardo’s notebooks teach us about creativity? And it is within his notebooks where those connections were made. Leonardo’s creativity and artistic abilities grew out his talent for making connections across disciplines. And as Walter Isaacson argues in his latest biography, Leonardo da Vinci, his style of creativity is exportable, because we can all learn from and adopt one of his most important practices - keeping a notebook. There is something, however, we should know about his genius: he wasn’t born with it or guided to it through schooling (he didn’t go to one) - he worked for it. Most recently, in November 2017, one of Leonardo’s paintings broke a record, selling at auction for $450 million. ![]() The Da Vinci namesake is a part of our modern pop culture as well: The Da Vinci Code dominated the New York Times best seller list, he’s been represented in cartoons, movies, and TV shows, and the episode of Epic Rap Battle about him has had more than 74 million views on YouTube. ![]() His 16 th century works “The Last Supper,” “Mona Lisa,” and “Vitruvian Man” are still popular today. When we hear the name Leonardo Da Vinci, the word “genius” immediately comes to mind. ![]()
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