We can employ a similar mechanical production line to our learning process, in the form of a natural sequence of Identifying the parts of the whole, organizing those parts and creating useable rhetoric and applicable wisdom. Learning a repeatable method to learn anything, is the 1st step on the journey to experiencing the serenity and self-assurance of trusting ones own five senses and thought process. The repeated application of the process of learning new subjects with a minimum of effort, leads to acquiring a diverse knowledge base and useable skills across multiple mediums and diverse subjects. Our desired result as an Autodidact Polymath is to be empowered with tools & techniques that facilitate the ability to freely learn any subject for oneself, without relying on the appeal to false authority. Like a factory churning widgets in a predictable, repeatable way of achieving the desired result. Take the required action necessary to rectify the causal factors.Īutodidact’s have employed (whether implicitly or explicitly) a systematic process of learning when embarking upon the journey of educating ones-self in the area of an unknown subject. Understand the causal factors of the problem. Renaissance Men and Women:Ĭare enough to recognize the problem. The Goal: To provide the foundational tools that aid on the journey of becoming a renaissance man. Polymath: A polymath (Greek polymathēs, “having learned much”) is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. [From Greek autodidaktos, self- taught : auto-, auto- + didaktos, taught. Let me know if you have any more advice.Autodidact: A self-taught person. Since small start-ups require people to do a lot of work over many different areas of operations, I'm hoping that this is as close as I can get to the ideal polymath's occupation.Īnyways, sorry for the long rant but thanks for your reply. One possible alternative I'm thinking is start-ups (either starting my own or joining a fledgling one). I honestly do not know if I can handle that. Unfortunately, it seems that I really must choose something and stick it out for a good 5 or 10 years. I remember skipping class so that I could do some Project Euclid programming riddles because I didn't want to lose that part of myself. I still have above average marks and I do go meet some people who I feel are interesting and that's sufficient for me because I derive more value from attending to my other interests instead. An example is that in law school, everyone wants the prestigious big firms and they focus all of their energy on getting the TOP marks and attending networking events.
I feel my sense of identity and self to be really threatened when I'm funneled deeply into one subject, especially with people who are on a one-track mind. And in that sense, I sort of feel like my broad interests and my unrelenting yearning for the polymathic ideal are a curse. More and more I'm starting to realize what you say is true, that I can't combine all of these things into one job. It's really an enlightening realization I'm coming to, that being smart doesn't necessarily mean $ comes easier.
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