How a poor farmer boy from a small village became a name you still know hundreds of years after his death Leonardo da Vinci was searching for a way out of poverty when he started designing tinkering thinking and training himself He still sets the example hundreds of years later for how to be a genius How to be the thinker that can excel in any environment Leonardo da Vinci s Mental Models is a book about the various tools da Vinci used to help fuel the Italian Renaissance He had a hand in everything from weapons design engineering anatomy and physiology art and of course painting Learn about this paragon of the brain and how to harness the techniques he used daily This is a book like no other together we will analyze the roots of da Vinci s upbringing the genesis of his most well known mental models and exactly how to apply them in all areas of your life After all he wasn t just the painter of the Mona Lisa This book is exactly how to become a polymath with insatiable curiosity. Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years This book represents the scientifically proven methods he has used to become an expert in multiple domains Build your intellectual horsepower yes it is possible The value of mentorship and how to ask the right questions of them The reading habit and how to squeeze the most out of any text Curiosity and how to cultivate an elastic and adaptable mindset What a t shaped human is and how breadth is important than depth sometimes The da Vincian method of taking notes and how to create your second brain Shower thoughts to do lists and balance in the Leonardo way The polymathic mindset is what will turn you into an intellectual superpower Leonardo da Vinci s Mental Models Secrets of the World s Most Famous Polymath Learning how to Learn Book 26 Peter Hollins is a bestselling author human psychology researcher and a student of the human condition He possesses a BS in psychology and a graduate degree.