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Tag Archives: Leonardo da Vinci
My life as a Moody Blues song …
Several entries ago, I mentioned a book on learning to think like Leonardo da Vinci. Well, I am slowly working my way through the exercises (very slowly indeed, as I am mired somewhat at the first one), which is to … Continue reading
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From How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day, by Michael J. Gelb (Dell Publishing, New York, NY, 1998: ISBN # 0-440-50827-4): The Seven Da Vincian Principles (or things to incorporate to enable and nurture … Continue reading
Desert Storms and the Battle of Anghiari
No winding caravans, trailing behind the despoiling route of a conqueror, have had to slow in their lumbering tracks to scatter their spoor against detection, hiding the broken lances and spent shells that might make their way through the sifted … Continue reading