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Depressed Inventors, Innovators, and Creative Geniuses
Not long ago, a gentleman from contacted me about an article I wrote, as he was researching issues concerning depressed inventors, innovators, and highly creative genius level individuals. So, is the stereotype type true? Are those who are so highly creative really mentally problematic, and often suffering from depression? Well, it turns out that is not typically the case, but there are still a higher number of depressed creative people by percentage than in the overall society as a whole.
So, when we talked about “Depressed Inventors” – I asked him if he himself was depressed? Why you ask? Well, because it seems that with brilliance often comes baggage. I’ve read several books on creativity of some of the greatest geniuses of all times, it seems this is quite common, but those innovators which succeed the most seem to have very mild depression (if any) and then hyper-manic states. Interesting isn’t it?
Indeed, I asked my acquaintance; “what have you learned on this topic in your online personal research?” Turns out there is not a lot of relevant information on the topic, but there is some, in fact, I have studied this dilemma the prior, perhaps we need more research on this. Maybe rather than giving depressed folks pharmaceuticals, we might instead test them for creativity, and move them into some sort of creative study, at least when it comes to kids in school. It’s a thought.
Interestingly enough, as a coordinator for a think tank which operates on the Internet, I’ve run across some wicked smart people, and some truly genius level creative types, and I have noticed at least some which do have mild depression now and again. It seems it may be something that just goes with the territory sometimes, and that’s why we have the stereotype, that we’ve all come to believe in. But, I’d warn the reader from buying into this line in every case, because, I’ve also observed folks who seem very even keel, and are definitely genius level innovators.
You see, stereotypes are fun to contemplate, and they are also worthy when profiling, but, they can be damaging too, and quite problematic. Therefore, be careful if you think that all creative geniuses are manically depressed, it simply is not so, in fact the chances are greater that they are not. However when pitted against over all society in percentages it is true that there are more chronically depressed or mildly depressed artists, painters, musicians, which fall into the genius category spectrum.
Have You Patented Your Idea?
Do you have a unique idea? And have you shared it with someone? Have you patented? If not, do it today.
What is a Patent?
If you have invented something or made a new discovery, you should be able to enjoy the valuable monetary rights which you can enforce for your own advantage either by using it yourself or by conveying the privileges to others. It is a form of intellectual property which has commercial value. Patent is a grant by the Government to the inventor for a limited period of time giving the exclusive right to him to make use, exercise and vend its invention. A United States patent gives inventors the right “to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling their invention throughout the United States or importing their invention into the United States” for a limited period of time.
How do you know whether you need a Patent or not?
The question will arise only if you have invented or discovered any new and useful process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter or any new and useful improvement thereof. You may obtain a patent for it, subject to the conditions and requirements of the law of the particular country by which such Patent is to be obtained. The invention must fall in any of the three categories. First is Utility Patents which includes Process, machine, Article of manufacture, composition of matter or an improvement of any of above items. Most of the patents are for incremental improvements in known technology; the innovation is evolution rather than revolution. Next comes Plant patent, which provide patent protection for asexually reproduced any distinct and new variety of plant. The third category is design patent for the new ornamental design of an article of manufacture. For example all the Star Wars characters were protected by design patents.