Fluid: The Approach Applied by Geniuses Over Centuries

"Never live you entire life under the same tree." - Ashish JaiswalBlurb:Whether we are in a classroom or in the outside world, we are always forced to choose who we are. Always expected to walk towards a fixed goal. Never be uncertain, never fail or never alter our course. We are either artists or scientists or businessmen. We are being constantly reminded to embrace these identities with greater force. As they say, the more we remain folded in our fields, the better specialists we are.Fluid shatters this myth by arguing that great minds who have changed the fate of humankind are actually the ones who failed, faltered or remained uncertain, yet never bothered to stay pasted to a rigid line. They were more. They were fluid.In captivating storytelling narrative, Ashish Jaiswal takes us through groundbreaking research unravelling what binds the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, CV Raman, Steve Jobs, Charles Darwin and other geniuses and why being fluid like them could be our biggest winning strategy in the age of artificial intelligence.Read to learn the approach required for world-class innovations, groundbreaking solutions and game-changing ideas.Views:What a book it was! I never start my reviews with these kind of phrases. But this book made me do that. I've read only a few non-fiction books and I mostly avoid the genre because after few pages it tends to get slow or boring or not so practical. This one really stood out from those.This book reflects the current mindsets of most of the current generation parents, society and most importantly our completely flawed education system. As soon as a baby is born his parents and relatives start to imagine all the things that the baby should grow up to be. And completely forgets what the baby's mind would be, what they would want to be. This is the main reason behind the current chaos that our education system, job and other things are facing.In this book the author described certain terms like fluid, anti-fluid and some other related terms. He urges us all to think out-of-the-box. He urges us to follow our passion. He urges to change the mindset and be fluid.To explain all these things he has used many real life examples which are very lucidly written and one can easily understand the moral of it. He has used examples of famous personalities like Steve Jobs, C.V. Raman, Leonardo Da Vinci and many more and showed how they became fluid by thinking and acting out-of-the-box.Kudos to the research the author has done. It's not that easy to compile all the research materials, examples and other things at the right place. This is the main reason for the non-fiction books to slow and kind of boring according to me. But here, the way the author has used the examples, the explanations, the significance everything made me hooked to the book until I finished it.The writing style is excellent. The way he has designed the whole book and it's topics is praiseworthy. The stories are short and appropriate enough to understand the scenarios. The use of diagrams and illustrations where it is needed also made the book much more interesting and exciting to read. Overall it's an excellent book.

The book kickstarts with a few anecdotes to highlight our discipline-centric approach to education. It begins with explaining anti-fluidity and slowly moves towards the coveted subject of Fluidity. Now you would be wondering whether what the heck is all about fluid & anti-fluid. I leave that for you to find out!I never thought that a non-fiction book could be interesting but this one has broken my mental barriers. I was bound to love it for its unique content and fantastic narrative. It primarily deals with the education system and the reservations we have for subjects. A normal person is of the opinion that once you are into business, you should be doing only that. Once you have taken up arts, science is of no use to you. Once physics becomes your forte, why to even shed a thought to pursuing other disciplines? And this is where exactly the author hits. We are driven by island-centric education i.e. we converge all our energy and intelligence to move in one direction only. We believe in gaining expertise in a particular field. We are taught that Jack of all trades is good for none. That being 'Jack' is never going to do us any good. That the T-shaped structure of education is what we must be relying on. But while you are harboring these key 'learnings' in your head, Goethe's and Vinci's examples would shake the ground off your feet. Trust me, you wouldn't have ever imagined that a world-famous artist was actually a STEM expert. We live in the bubble that Non-STEM subjects have no value. But if you just look in the past, your myths would be dispelled. Very well known architects, painters, mathematicians were absolutely amazing writers, painters, and poets too.  This is the reality that challenges our rigid approach to education. The author discards the division of our brains as left and right. He lays emphasis on being open to all the disciplines simultaneously. He puts it that being Jack is a wonderful thing for your personality. Through the fluid-wheel model of specialization, he brings forth the necessary attitude we must have toward education.I loved the book to the core. It has been made interesting by providing some stupefying insights into the minds of great people. This book is easy to read with unique concepts and lucid language. It busts our myths intelligently. It makes us curious to pursue the exploration. It gives us a fresh perspective which is crucial for us to sustain and thrive with abundance. So, for any type of reader, regardless of the fact that you read or not, pick up this book for it has some valuable thoughts to stimulate and nourish your brains!

A very inspiring and enjoyable read, a very well researched book. As a science undergrad this has given me vital insight in how best differentiate myself from my peers in terms of the way I think, hence giving me the ability to attack problems in a different way.The world would be a better place if everyone was required to read this!!