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Back to EpisodesYou're Already a Genius. Here's How to Act Like One.
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What if your brain is more capable than your inner critic lets you believe—and your identity is more flexible than you think? In The Genius and the Impostor: The Neuroscience of Unlocking Human Potential, neurologist Josh Turknett argues that genius isn’t rare hardware; it’s the learning engine we all carry, often drowned out by the voice insisting we can’t. And in You’ve Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation, Benoit Denizet-Lewis explores why real change is messy, relational, uncertain, and very much possible. Together, these books ask: what stories about yourself are ready for revision?
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