An interesting and well researched look at how people think in ways that make them acquire knowledge using and relying on intuition. Copeland discusses how very few people are taught to rely on our intuition, and yet how powerful it is in gaining knowledge without proof or understanding how we gain that knowledge. And that is only one aspect of his explanation as to how some people acquire vast amounts of knowledge.

His book is fascinating, if a little time consuming to read. I found I could not just breeze through this book. I needed time to consider what he was saying and how it might be explored.

Yet Copeland expresses his conclusion that the ordinary person can learn how this can be accomplished allowing all of us to be creative, expand our thinking and do amazing things. I will keep this book and reread it. There is a plethora of information contained within. Want to be great? Try it.

DISRUPTORS by Craig Copeland is independently published and dedicated to "those who seek to break free of their own limitations." Copeland, a motivational speaker, further describes his book as "The Gateway to Genius Level Thinking." He reviews eight disruptor attributes (seeker, go-getter, daydreamer, etc.) and then discusses reframing one's beliefs, understanding feelings, and interrupting fear. To be honest, I did not finish reading because I was distracted by the frequent poor spellings (kerosine for kerosene, sited instead of cited and so on). That clearly points to my own reliance on rational – as opposed to intuitive or playful – thinking, a contrast which Copeland develops. He does a nice job of pulling in relevant quotes like one from Aldous Huxley: "The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age."

Disruptors

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This is, if anything a motivational book. As such, should it be allowed to get some facts wrong? I mean, most of us know that Zuckerberg is a poor example of what a "Disruptor" is. And, repeating the word "Disruptor" every other paragraph, feels to be in poor form. I hate to say it, but the overall read seems an advert for Mr. Copeland's "Evolve Life Systems."

Thank you for the free copy!