Chef ben ford biography of albert einstein
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In 1902, Einstein (far right) formed “The Olympia Academy” with two friends, who met to discuss books about science and philosophy. Three years later, Einstein’s Annus Mirabilis papers vaulted him to international fame.
I’m asked “How do I find a mentor?” all the time.
I’ve never had a good answer. The sad fact is this: people you want as mentors don’t want to view themselves as pro-bono life coaches. So what to do?
First, change the question. Perhaps it’s a cliche to say that when the student is ready, the teacher appears, but it’s a prescription in disguise. Here, the better question is “How do I become an ideal apprentice?”
The best treatment of apprenticeship I’ve ever found is in Mastery, the latest book by Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power. His writing on apprenticeship, mentor cultivation, and in-depth mastery of skills makes Mastery the perfect companion book to The 4-Hour Chef, in my opinion. It’s one of the few books I made time to read cover-to-cover in the last few months.
The below article explores examples of world-class apprentices and how you can emulate them. Once you do that, growth is a foregone conclusion.
Enter Robert Greene
The path to greatness is
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List of autodidacts
This is a list of notable autodidacts. The list includes people who have been partially or wholly self-taught. Some notables listed did receive formal educations, including some college, although not in the field(s) for which they became prominent.
Historical education levels
[edit]Main article: Autodidacticism § Historical education levels
Because of the large increase in years of education since 1800, especially during the early 20th century, it is difficult to define autodidactism and to compare autodidacts during different time periods.
Artists and authors
[edit]- Sardoine Mia, Congolese artist and painter
- Ellen Gould White, Adventist writer.
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a feminist writer, lecturer, and thinker at the turn of the 20th century
- Suzanne Valadon, self-taught artist of Bohemian Paris
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, self-taught scholar and poet of New Spain
- Benjamin Kidd (1858–1916), British sociologist, was not given a formal education.[1] As a working adult, he attended some evening classes and he read incessantly.[2] Kidd gained worldwide fame by the publication of Social Evolution in 1894.[1]
- Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine writer, essayist, and poet. Winner of the Jerusalem Prize.
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Getting Better: Go by En Replacement, Please
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