Polymath: Master Multiple Disciplines, Learn New Skills, Think Flexibly, and Become an Extraordinary Autodidact (Learning how to Learn Book 9)

The more polymathic you can be, the more functions you can inhabit, and the less replaceable you will become.

Part of a polymath’s invaluable skillset is knowing how to quickly find and synthesize the highest quality information. This concept known as skill stacking is central to a later chapter in this book.

Chapter 2. The Polymathic Mind

This is called the Einstellung effect, and it essentially describes the man with a hammer who sees everything as a nail.

Polymaths find themselves in their position because of their natural intellectual curiosity.

There is even a problem associated with having too much knowledge in one field, a dilemma of expertise that runs too deep.

But a polymath knows there are endless ways to combine what already exists.

The truth is that successful polymaths are primarily driven by insatiable curiosity, a love for their fields, a yearning for mastery, creativity and expression—or a blend of all of these.

Your goal as a polymath is to become a generalist, i.e. the person who can talk about any topic with anyone, because they are able to bridge gaps, draw connections and learn.