How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day, by Michael J. Gelb (ISBN: 0440508274)

Although we cannot all be Leonardo's or even "Renaissance Men," we can all strive to get a little more curious, intelligent, and open about our expectations of ourselves. Or you could change your name...

Although the title of this one is a bit over-reaching, I walked away from this book (actually audiobook on CD) feeling exciting about trying to listen to some new music and to get back into shape. Sensazions galore. You might try it for whatever it might bring out in you!

Like another famous book reviewed earlier, this one lays out seven principles for success.

* Curiosita: An insatiably curious approach to life.
* Dimonstratzione: A commitment to test knowledge through experience.
* Sensazione: The continual refinement of the senses, especially sight, as the means to clarify experience.
* Sfumato: A willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty.
* Arte/Scienza: The development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination ("whole-brain thinking").
* Corporalita: The cultivation of ambidexterity, fitness, and poise.
* Connessione: A recognition and appreciation for the connectedness of all things and phenomena; "systems thinking."