2/ I’ve never fully understood the term “polymath” until I encounter Nick’s writings. http://nakamotoinstitute.org/shelling-out
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13/ I used to hate schools, but couldn’t quite put a finger on why. Reading Nick’s work I suddenly understood: it wasn’t that knowledge is boring, it’s the way they are presented in schools is what makes them boring.
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14/ In schools things are a) neatly divided into disciplines, yet highly disjointed b) often presented as boring facts, not questions to be explored. But the real world doesn’t have boundaries like that. It’s alive, tightly inter-connected & so much more interesting!
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15/ Mastering multiple skills can also be inspirational. There’s so much unknowns in the vast ocean of knowledge. By mastering multiple skills & thinking cross-discipline, occasionally we might discover new nuggets of truth. That pure joy of discovery is a goal worth living for.
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16/ If we get our education right, polymaths would no longer be exception, but the norm.
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17/ PS: I once wrote about my long & frustrated journey in traditional education, being an international student.https://hugohn.com/post/culture-shock …
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