The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-15
Napoleon
The inspirations OF genius. Ghav.
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Author OF The Riddle OF Person
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The inspirations OF genius. have
long insisted. are az bottom nothing
more than the spontaneous upsurg-
ting OF exceptionally bright ideas
from the subseoncious depths OF the
mind OF the man OF genius They
indicate that he does indeed differ
from the ordinary man In having
greater subsconcious resources.
But they do not necessarily indi.
cate that he Is a man born superior
10 other men
ON the contrary. the more closely
the varied manifestations Of genius
are studied the more warrant there
IL to5 Affirming that the man OF
genius becomes superior In the
course o, his development from
childhood and that IL is open 70
every man 20 make himself likewise
a superior being thru enlarging the
resources OF his subconsoiousness
This Is strongly suggested by the
ufe- history OF every man " genius
OF whose working methods Wa have
q detailed record II is particularly
suggested by the life history OF that
great military genius. Napoleon
Bonaparts.
Napoleon himself clearly recog-
ni1ed the part that subsconscious
cerebration played 10 enabling him
20 win his great campaigns To e
rather than -. conscious planning
he attributed his triumphs As be
put II
The decisive moment ap
preached the spark burst forth.
and one was victorious
Bu, listen
II Napoleon subconsciousnes
helped him SO wonderfully. i, was
only because bv prodigious con
scious eTor' he allied hts mind with
know edge usefl' 70 his suhcon
seriousness in sivirg him his inspl
ra'ions. Ms exceptionally bright
IDEAS
HIS hioE-aphers are unit In fell
lnr as ths, he was so Intensely in.
'eTested in military problems that
- thought about them most 81 The
Tine Even when A. The opera Re
forgot tho music la pontsr,ng CUES
lions ~ strategy
Besides which. thru ambassadors
secret diplomatic agents and other
aids. he maintained remarkable
Information bureau No modern
genera, ~ Industry makes more sys
'ema,ic use az da'a-gAtherinE and
data recording methods than Napo
leon made He had n confidential
secretary d'Albe. whose business n
Vas 'o classify fle and SUM- Marie
incoming reports These Napoleon
personally used studying them Win
Infinite diligence
The same system VAS adopted by
him with regard 90 campaign dis
patches Says one hlographer
on Tho arrival OF dispatch
AlbN made a summary report the
emperor following eifh Bis Anger on
a map and moving amidst pins "a
compass. 'he extern N, which cor
responded 20 me distance o, a
march
ln This rapid graphic way he
kept himself accurately informed %
The grand army. the enemy and 'he
surrounding topography
SubcOnscious cerehrauon based On
gnrcmiiune conscious lsb0r and
mofiyated by an unusual interest in
thar .abor herein believe We
have. The secret OF The genius ~ Va.
poieon and ~ every other oufs'and
INK man
Stop passiyely wondering AZ Va
poleon Dante Homer Edison. and
their iko Stop foolshiy envyins
their great Achievements
See In them not supernormal DO
ings but models az accomplishment
FOR me entire hpman race Begin
20 tackle yogr own JOB ae hey
tackled theirs
Pretty soon you may depend or
L.. Won wii have other folk wonder
ae a. YOU. and filed with foolish
envy ~ the things that YOU achieve.