Wow. This hit uncomfortably close to home. According to "The Master and His Emissary" by Iain McGilchrist, those with a desire to become "heroes" or "great" in any sense are dominated by the left hemispheres of their brain. The left hemisphere prioritizes competition and "getting ahead", while the right hemisphere prioritizes true understanding and "harmony". In some sense, the history of great individuals is a story of very ambitious people letting their right hemispheres do most of the heavy lifting of actual thought and discovery.
Wow. This hit uncomfortably close to home. According to "The Master and His Emissary" by Iain McGilchrist, those with a desire to become "heroes" or "great" in any sense are dominated by the left hemispheres of their brain. The left hemisphere prioritizes competition and "getting ahead", while the right hemisphere prioritizes true understanding and "harmony". In some sense, the history of great individuals is a story of very ambitious people letting their right hemispheres do most of the heavy lifting of actual thought and discovery.