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Use multiple perspectives.

One of the most common characteristics of genius is to be


able to entertain more perspectives of a particular subject or
process than is typical, and to find the perspective(s) that no
one else has taken. Aristotle, for instance, sought several
different types of 'causes' in his analyses and checked his
premises and syllogisms through various verbal "conversions."
Holmes used not only knowledge about cultural patterns
and world events but also relatively obscure and
esoteric knowledge to make inferences and draw conclusions.
Disney systematically used different perspectives, such as
taking a "second look" at his stories and plans. Mozart
employed different senses and metaphors for each stage of
his creative process.

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