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Connessione – Maintain a Big Picture Perspective

Connessione – Maintain a Big Picture Perspective

Leonardo had a deep appreciation for the connectedness of things—drawing correlations between hair and flowing water, the human body and the earth, and the oneness of nature. He found order in chaos, and had a profound appreciation for the mysteries of life and nature.

The interconnectedness of things is most evident during extreme times, e.g. financial crises, epidemics, weddings, etc.

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Dimostrazione – Test Knowledge Via Practical Experience

Dimostrazione – Test Knowledge Via Practical Experience

Test your ideas and those of others through experience and original thought. Never stop learning, exploring, or experimenting, even if it results in failure

First-hand experience (including disasters, failures and mistakes) is the best way to test and improve on existing pr...

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Curiositá – Insatiable Curiosity and Thirst for Learning

Curiositá – Insatiable Curiosity and Thirst for Learning

We all have an innate sense of curiosity that we can cultivate. It starts with asking questions. The most brilliant minds spend their entire lives asking questions about confounding issues. Leonardo’s mission in life was a pursuit of truth and beauty, which led to his ow...

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Corporalita – Develop Poise: the Balance of Body & Mind

Corporalita – Develop Poise: the Balance of Body & Mind

Da Vinci was strong, handsome, and graceful in addition to his artistic and scientific genius. He placed emphasis on eating well (he was a vegetarian) and being physically active.

  • Develop a fitness program.
  • Work on standing more often and maintaining good

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Leonardo Da Vinci

"Common sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses."

LEONARDO DA VINCI

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LEONARDO Da Vinci

"Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishment, so does study without zeal damage the memory by not assimilating what it absorbs."

LEONARDO DA VINCI

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Sensazione – Constantly Sharpen the Senses

Sensazione – Constantly Sharpen the Senses

Our senses are the only means by which we can experience the world around us.

According to Leonardo, the average man “looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness, inhales without awareness of odor or fra...

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Leonardo Da Vinci

"Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience, it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason."

LEONARDO DA VINCI

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Arte/Scienza – Develop a balance between Logical and Creative Thinking

Arte/Scienza – Develop a balance between Logical and Creative Thinking

One of Da Vinci’s most unique qualities was to see the art in science and science in the arts. You can learn to connect the right and left brains through a powerful exercise called mind mapping. Leonardo suggested going “straight into nature” to find understandi...

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LEONARDO Da Vinci

"As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death."

LEONARDO DA VINCI

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Sfumato – Be Comfortable With Ambiguity

Sfumato – Be Comfortable With Ambiguity

Sfumato translates to “going up in smoke.” Leonardo applied this principle in his paintings by creating hazy, ambiguous scenes with gossamer-thin layers of paint.

Learn to confront the unknown (and unknowable) and embrace mystery, paradox, and uncertainty to let them fuel y...

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