Thank goodness, there is finally an answer to why everyone at Abraham Harrison happens to be both talented and eccentric.
Apparently the two run hand-in-hand. A recent article from Scientific American profiles Dean Kamen among other prolific technological and industrial talents whose interests and lifestyles stray from the norm.
Personally, I think Kamen’s day-to-day sounds magical. He resides on the seceded Connecticut island kingdom of North Dumpling where units of “pi” are the currency and visitors are given visas including spaces to indicate defining marks on both buttocks and face. My heart goes out to whichever North Dumpling dignitary is responsible for checking the buttocks marks.
Author Shelley Carson notes that
- People who are highly creative often have odd thoughts and behaviors—and vice versa.
- Both creativity and eccentricity may be the result of genetic variations that increase cognitive disinhibition—the brain’s failure to filter out extraneous information.
- When unfiltered information reaches conscious awareness in the brains of people who are highly intelligent and can process this information without being overwhelmed, it may lead to exceptional insights and sensations.
Scientific American also provides a really cool slideshow entitled “7 Ways to Cultivate Your Creative Side,” which I must admit, made me feel far more creative after. I’ve seen on a day-to-day basis working with the Abraham Harrison team that it’s all about surrounding yourself with people who will push your creativity to new heights, no matter how weird their methods may seem. As the great (and eccentric) Phillip Rhoades says:
”You don’t change the world by being sane. Genius leaps of history usually seem mad to the present.”
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