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chris_sanny 's review for:
Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson
5 reasons I liked this and you might too:
1. It gave me a sense of what the European world was like in late 1400s/early 1500s, and expanded my connection points between other things I've learned, like that Columbus and Leonardo were alive at the same time.
2. I learned about who Leonardo was and how he was able to become such a polymath, beyond his natural obsessiveness.
3. I gained insight into cultivating creativity, and the joy (and potential value) of pursuing knowledge outside of my normal wheelhouse.
4. I now have more appreciation for *why* the Mona Lisa and his other art are such a masterpieces, and I am eager to view some again to experience them more fully... I hope this will continue opening a door to me being able to appreciate art more in general.
5. Lastly, much of Leonardo's inventions and ideas are fascinating... to see where technology was at his time and see how far ahead some of his ideas were is incredible and inspiring.
It is long and some sections were harder to get through as they were farther removed from my interests, perhaps to be expected when reading about someone with such a wide range of interests.
I used to keep a pocket book of blank pages and a pen with me in high school and I would write and sketch ideas into it as they came to me. This is encouraging me to revisit that idea, reduce the time I spend browsing for entertainment, and see what comes of embracing my own shifts of interest.
1. It gave me a sense of what the European world was like in late 1400s/early 1500s, and expanded my connection points between other things I've learned, like that Columbus and Leonardo were alive at the same time.
2. I learned about who Leonardo was and how he was able to become such a polymath, beyond his natural obsessiveness.
3. I gained insight into cultivating creativity, and the joy (and potential value) of pursuing knowledge outside of my normal wheelhouse.
4. I now have more appreciation for *why* the Mona Lisa and his other art are such a masterpieces, and I am eager to view some again to experience them more fully... I hope this will continue opening a door to me being able to appreciate art more in general.
5. Lastly, much of Leonardo's inventions and ideas are fascinating... to see where technology was at his time and see how far ahead some of his ideas were is incredible and inspiring.
It is long and some sections were harder to get through as they were farther removed from my interests, perhaps to be expected when reading about someone with such a wide range of interests.
I used to keep a pocket book of blank pages and a pen with me in high school and I would write and sketch ideas into it as they came to me. This is encouraging me to revisit that idea, reduce the time I spend browsing for entertainment, and see what comes of embracing my own shifts of interest.