First, I would have to consider the easy ways to get things wrong. One way would be attempting to draw conclusions from the outside looking in. It is not that appropriate conclusions cannot be drawn in this case; it is just that it's harder to have a sense that your conclusions are correct. The same goes for considering different cultures and different personality types. While I can't say that I believe I'm on the outside on the topic of genius, I am aware of the fact that I don't know for sure. For all I know, maybe I am not a genius, and maybe I have no understanding of what it means to be a genius. Next, even if I am a genius, I would have to be able to distinguish between things that are due to being intelligent, and things that are due to external factors. For example, it would be very easy to say that a smart person would develop the same world view that I have. It was developed through logical thought and well considered concepts, so anyone who thinks logically should come to the same conclusions, right? I don't think so, because feelings and emotions have a significant impact. For example, someone who doesn't enjoy being in a crowd is arguably making a logical decision when they decide not to go to a crowded place, while someone who enjoys crowds is making a logical decision when they decide to go. In the same way, my individual sense of right and wrong and my own balance between conflicting ideas such as order and freedom and individuality and fitting in, all of the things like these play a part in my view of the world. So, if individual emotions and feelings are not the same for everyone who is a genius, then then their world views will most likely not be the same either.
Anyway, with all that said, here are a bunch of thoughts on various topics related to the concept of genius.
