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This book is not a celebration of intelligence. It is a confrontation with its darker habits.
Why Intelligent People Struggle looks at the quiet ways a sharp mind can become a burden: anxiety, perfectionism, procrastination, emotional immaturity, burnout, boredom, and the constant need for meaning. It speaks plainly about the difference between insight and change, knowledge and maturity, potential and action.
The point is not to become less intelligent. The point is to stop using intelligence as a hiding place.
A sharp mind is useful. But it is not a home.
John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 33 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business and the most influential leadership expert in the world. His organizations - the John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation - have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used them to train millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information about him visit JohnMaxwell.com.
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