How to be a Genius

In five steps, with five examples

William Blake, The Lovers Whirlwind from Dante’s Inferno. (source: Wikipedia)

Genius is an overused word that’s hard to pin down. The best definition is perhaps this: geniuses are those who expand the horizon of their domain. There’s no sure way of defining if a person is a genius, or at which point they become a genius, it’s more a matter of recognition.