Comments on: 4 Essential Lessons From the Polymaths http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2009/10/19/lessons-from-polymaths/ Personal Growth and Effectiveness Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Power of Curiosity and How to Develop It http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2009/10/19/lessons-from-polymaths/comment-page-1/#comment-189302 The Power of Curiosity and How to Develop It Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:08:06 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=1795#comment-189302 [...] good example is Nathan Myhrvold (whom I wrote about in my post about polymaths). Just watch his talk at TED and you will see that his interests range from cooking to photography [...] [...] good example is Nathan Myhrvold (whom I wrote about in my post about polymaths). Just watch his talk at TED and you will see that his interests range from cooking to photography [...]

]]> By: Of Orchids and Mutants: Evolution plays dice with the universe « Nietzsch E. Coyote http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2009/10/19/lessons-from-polymaths/comment-page-1/#comment-170582 Of Orchids and Mutants: Evolution plays dice with the universe « Nietzsch E. Coyote Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:06:03 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=1795#comment-170582 [...] http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2009/10/19/lessons-from-polymaths/ [...] [...] http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2009/10/19/lessons-from-polymaths/ [...]

]]> By: The Online Investing AI Blog » Weekly Wisdom: Tricks, Treats, And Tips http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2009/10/19/lessons-from-polymaths/comment-page-1/#comment-162061 The Online Investing AI Blog » Weekly Wisdom: Tricks, Treats, And Tips Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:55:01 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=1795#comment-162061 [...] What’s a Polymath? I thought it might be something like a Sasquatch. Turns out, it’s someone who excels in many different fields. Leonardo Da Vinci was one–and he wasn’t a Bigfoot. And now Life Optimizer offers 4 lessons we can learn from Polymaths. [...] [...] What’s a Polymath? I thought it might be something like a Sasquatch. Turns out, it’s someone who excels in many different fields. Leonardo Da Vinci was one–and he wasn’t a Bigfoot. And now Life Optimizer offers 4 lessons we can learn from Polymaths. [...]

]]> By: Donald Latumahina http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2009/10/19/lessons-from-polymaths/comment-page-1/#comment-161608 Donald Latumahina Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:59:33 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=1795#comment-161608 Armen, Thanks for the vocabulary example. I agree with your thoughts here. Armen,
Thanks for the vocabulary example. I agree with your thoughts here.

]]> By: Armen Shirvanian http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2009/10/19/lessons-from-polymaths/comment-page-1/#comment-161462 Armen Shirvanian Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:13:09 +0000 http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/?p=1795#comment-161462 Hey Donald. This is a cool message about how to build skills in an advantageous way. Going deep into one topic before switching to the next one brings about advantages that you can't get by covering multiple topics lightly. Someone who masters high-end vocabulary, instead of learning some and moving on, will have years of time savings and comprehension improvement due to that advanced vocabulary. Other opportunities also show up when higher levels of language are regularly used. These folks who went deep into topics set good examples of what we can also work to do, if we take a topic to a solid level of understanding, and then connect it with something else we learned well. I read through Nathan Myhrvold's Wikipedia page and it was cool to see his progression through what he did and is currently doing. Thanks for opening our minds. Hey Donald.

This is a cool message about how to build skills in an advantageous way. Going deep into one topic before switching to the next one brings about advantages that you can’t get by covering multiple topics lightly. Someone who masters high-end vocabulary, instead of learning some and moving on, will have years of time savings and comprehension improvement due to that advanced vocabulary. Other opportunities also show up when higher levels of language are regularly used.

These folks who went deep into topics set good examples of what we can also work to do, if we take a topic to a solid level of understanding, and then connect it with something else we learned well.

I read through Nathan Myhrvold’s Wikipedia page and it was cool to see his progression through what he did and is currently doing.

Thanks for opening our minds.

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