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CHAPTER 10

Collaborate with

Genius

The next Do-It-Yourself Lobotomy tool is a technique I call Collaborate
with Genius. This is a variation on Intergalactic Thinking, but rather
than going to a galaxy of thought outside the area that you’re working in,
you instead go to a mind other than your own. You shouldn’t collaborate
with just anyone, however. Try to choose the assistance of a brilliant per-
son. Because if you’re going to collaborate with someone unbeknownst
to them, why not collaborate with someone who can greatly enrich your
idea pool?
How do you do this? Well, actually, you might simply say, “How
would da Vinci approach this?” “How would Abraham Lincoln
approach this?” “How would Bill Gates approach this?” “How would
Bill Parcelles approach this?” The secret of Collaborating with Genius is
to ask, “How would [name your genius] approach this?”

A PIECE OF THEIR MINDS

This thinking tool is very easy to use. Simply choose a high-achieving
individual and think.

Consult a football genius. “Okay, Bill Parcells often worked on the lit-
tle things that made the big things better. How can I work on the
little things to make the big things better?”
Consult an inventor. “Thomas Edison performed thousands of exper-
iments with a filament before he got the filament that made for a
better lightbulb. I could look at thousands of ways of doing
this.” Or you might be inspired by the fact that Edison napped