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There is certainly an element of truth, but I feel the life coach formulaic decomposition is heavily at play here. This to me signifies that there are a lot of
by Arbalest 9y ago
There is certainly an element of truth, but I feel the life coach formulaic decomposition is heavily at play here. This to me signifies that there are a lot of elements which are necessary to execute this effectively which are either not mentioned, not connected or straight up unknown. The trap is that this is read, a moment of "I am already interested in loads, I am destined to be successful" ...when there is a lot more to the story. Given the value of rarity (as mentioned), even knowing all this is not enough.
- michaeldsimmons 9y agoHey - I'm the author of the article. You bring up some good points. I agree that being a world-class polymath is difficult just like being world-class at anything is challenging. Some of the challenges specific to polymaths are: 1. Not really any formal training in the school system on how to connect disciplines. 2. Sometimes people consider take polymath to mean not having a core area of expertise. In the article, I make the case that a modern polymath is someone who learns skills across disciplines and combines them in their core area of specialty to create a skill set that puts them in the top of their field. 3. Many environments are not conducive to being a polymath. So, it's important to find fields, job, companies, etc. that are.