Any polymaths out there?

[ygolo]

I originally posted this in the polymath pact group, but then I thought that this forum has so many more people who are "scanners" than those that joined.

BTW, "scanner", is a term that I first learned about from Barbara Sher's book "Refuse to Choose".

 

[Evee]

[MENTION=14840]Hypatia[/MENTION]

 

[Swivelinglight]

Thanks so much for posting this

 

[Again_Chloe]

i am. it's impossibl to find my thing, there's no ''my thing''. i will always change. i just need money.

 

[Again_Chloe]

okay, the guy in video speaks the truth but where is the money in being polymath'? money is in 95% of cases in becoming an expert in something. and a true polymath will leave before becoming an expert. because if i see its possible to do it, i will move to the next thing.

 

[Cellmold]

okay, the guy in video speaks the truth but where is the money in being polymath'? money is in 95% of cases in becoming an expert in something. and a true polymath will leave before becoming an expert. because if i see its possible to do it, i will move to the next thing.

Yeah it's not the renaissance anymore, the culture that supported being a polymath doesn't exist now.

 

[Again_Chloe]

Yeah it's not the renaissance anymore, the culture that supported being a polymath doesn't exist now.

yup. so a real help for me would be if someone helped me get the money while being polymath, i dont need self-acceptance, that's done in 1 second, lol, because we love being that way. the reason why we hate it is cos we cant get success ie money this way. so if you ask me the guy's video is crap, because ''try it out for a month'' ? whaaat? how do i try it, do i leave my daily job and try each day something new?
he probably has 1 main focus and many sporadical. not a true polymath a true polymath has zero main focus and we absolutely cant make a career in anyyything. noooooooooooo

nooOoOooOo... ))))

if you can make a career in anything specific you're not strue polymath

youre subtype of specialist

 

[ygolo]

yup. so a real help for me would be if someone helped me get the money while being polymath, i dont need self-acceptance, that's done in 1 second, lol, because we love being that way. the reason why we hate it is cos we cant get success ie money this way. so if you ask me the guy's video is crap, because ''try it out for a month'' ? whaaat? how do i try it, do i leave my daily job and try each day something new?
he probably has 1 main focus and many sporadical. not a true polymath a true polymath has zero main focus and we absolutely cant make a career in anyyything. noooooooooooo

nooOoOooOo... ))))

if you can make a career in anything specific you're not strue polymath

youre subtype of specialist

I think it's possible to make money doing many things.

The issue may be that we just have to accept that it won't be a "job".

I am currently being paid, hourly, to play with robots, have a stipend to study a very interesting biological problem, and am working on incorporating a foundation to further medicine through computational chemistry. None of this is a particularly traditional form of pursuing a career, and it is difficult managing expectations, and deciding how far or how much I want to get involved in a particular thing, but it's working in a weird way so far.

At some point, I want to publish a novel (I have 50+ pages written in a disorganized mess, as well as several seeds for others), and get back into art and photography. These activities may or may not make money.

 

[Bush]

The key is to exploit that broad knowledge by bringing it all together, as each set of shallow domain knowledge is useless on its own. There's lots to be made in being able to see a bunch of connections between disparate things in the many fields that one knows a little about. Especially by synthesizing teams of experts in different fields and fostering communication and idea-sharing between them. There's more and more emphasis on interdisciplinary work and diverse teams. Organizations that are ahead of the curve recognize that, but unfortunately most aren't quite there yet.

 

[Again_Chloe]

Ygolo I guess you went into deeply into all things you mentioned, but if you jist scratch on the surface millions of things its not as easy to get money that way

But it wouldnt be easy if we were stupid either so perhaps no reason to complain hah!

I didnt finish MD, dropped out at 3rd yr, and of course 98% things i learned were by myself ,but i have medical doctors i never met calling me on the phone with "hello, i am doctor x, doctor y gave me your phone number, i need your help wit my health condition" - a true story happened 2 days ago i have Gregory House, MD reputation so i may know tons but again i am not allowed to give medical advices or prescribe meds, that is one example where i cant really use my knowledge without being once accused of being a charlatan

 

[Avocado]

I originally posted this in the polymath pact group, but then I thought that this forum has so many more people who are "scanners" than those that joined.

BTW, "scanner", is a term that I first learned about from Barbara Sher's book "Refuse to Choose".

I am a polymath, though I force myself to do a task if necessary.

 

[ygolo]

Ygolo I guess you went into deeply into all things you mentioned, but if you jist scratch on the surface millions of things its not as easy to get money that way

But it wouldnt be easy if we were stupid either so perhaps no reason to complain hah!

I didnt finish MD, dropped out at 3rd yr, and of course 98% things i learned were by myself ,but i have medical doctors i never met calling me on the phone with "hello, i am doctor x, doctor y gave me your phone number, i need your help wit my health condition" - a true story happened 2 days ago i have Gregory House, MD reputation so i may know tons but again i am not allowed to give medical advices or prescribe meds, that is one example where i cant really use my knowledge without being once accused of being a charlatan

Do you charge these doctors who call you?

My rate for working on robots is 25% more per hour than I asked for. Perhaps you're selling yourself short?

Edit: Also, until three years ago the highest biology class I had was (non AP) biology in high school, and the equivalent of first year college chemistry (or AP High School chemistry). I was never trained formally in robotics, and I didn't even see anything resembling industrial robotics till two weeks before I got things working. "Deep" is a relative thing, I suppose. I seem to give off the impression that I know what I am doing, but that's not intentional.

 

[Again_Chloe]

ygolo, nope I dont want to charge and also there are few differences here ; i am in eastern europe - we are more formal education oriented etc but also i already lost interest in medicine and very soon i will be out of the currents and wont have the knowledge to be expert. Etc. You cant keep being good at something if you leave that field.
It is too much work for me and i cant commit to it. I was going back to medical school 2 times and each time i had dropped out. I even thought about going 3rd time but now i just see that my personality will never change, it is too much commitment, i cant do it.
I am currently on a path to finish MSc in Psychology but I am not any more into that as well, but i have to get "some" degree. That is my only goal for now.
I have many health issues so that is a factor as well, i dont want to do an office job, but it is hard to choose when you are tied down by health issues

 

[Swivelinglight]

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[Chthonic]

After 20 years working various jobs and studying many interests I've finally got a concrete plan for the rest of my life. It's been great because all my careers and interests have amounted to something, giving me the working skills to finally run my own business centered around my favourite interests. The business idea is multifaceted enough to keep me multi-tasking and getting a good variety while I will need to continually learn about new ideas and interests going forward. The business itself is one that will grow and evolve over time, changing shape as it does so.

 

[hacbad macbar]

I'm polymath. A true Renaissance man. Reincarnation of Leonardo da Vinci, so ask anything you want.

I wrote my suicide note. I cut myself on the table of contents. About 300 pages, where I ask myself various questions, like is there a life after death, or what's the space between the picture and the wall...