Why do some have everything in life, while others have nothing? Because the former take care of the latter - this is obvious. However, in history there were people who conquered almost the entire world. How were these people different from ordinary people? The correct answer is the peculiarities of thinking. It is precisely these features of the thinking of great people known throughout the world that this story examines. However, this analysis does not proceed as knowledge is usually presented in popular science literature, but this analysis is based on quotes from books. Thus showing the peculiarities of thinking that need to be acquired in adolescence in order to achieve results in life, such as Archimedes and Napoleon Bonaparte had.