Dyslexia is ‘a superpower’, says Richard Branson. Learn how to use it to become successful
Dyslexic billionaire Richard Branson has launched free courses for people to learn how to harness dyslexic thinking and make it an asset
Scientist Albert Einstein, actresses Jennifer Aniston, Whoopi Goldberg and Keira Knightley, actor Tom Cruise, author Agatha Christie, businessmen Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, chef Jamie Oliver, artist Andy Warhol, singer Gwen Stefani, composer Wolfgang Mozart and dozens of other great thinkers and celebrities share a common learning disorder: dyslexia.
Dyslexia is not due to problems with intelligence, hearing or vision. Individual differences in areas of the brain that process language make reading difficult thanks to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words.
In a video for the launch, Branson says: “I’ve always known that a mind like mine doesn’t fit into a formal education system. I didn’t get my success from a traditional classroom, from burying my head in textbooks or by memorising the periodic table.