Deconstructing Genius

Drew Dernavich is a well-known and well-respected cartoonist for the New Yorker. His creativity in humor is legendary and he has been the recipient of numerous awards. It’s been suggested he has never created a cartoon that wasn’t funny.

Drew knows better. He knows that for every cartoon that is submitted to the New Yorker, Google, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, or other various publications, there is a large stack of creations that never make it off his desk.

Although Drew is famous for his hundreds of published cartoons, behind those hits are thousands of duds. Drew has suggested that one of the reasons he has so many published works is that he also probably has one of the largest “reject” piles. Drew understands that every idea is not going to be successful, but every failure brings him one step closer to his next success. Like Edison, to find what works, Drew must come up with countless ideas that do not work.

While Drew Dernvich is undoubtedly a creative genius, it is his perseverance that sets him apart. It is his tenacity to face failure time and time again without waning in his pursuit of excellence.

Perspiration and perseverance are the true drivers of genius.