While it's true, maybe we can focus on one core skill to be perfected and the others can be learned with time.

I think enjoying the process of learning is more important rather than trying to master.. in absolute reality there is no end to mastering...

Being mediocre at a bunch of things isn't a polymath. It would be top %1 skill in 3 or more fields. Do you innovate in any of the fields mentioned?

@@thugiemaximum imposible, the world moves too fast to inovate, why does it matter if you do or do not inovate and you just learn for the sake of learning and gaining new skills.

@@iforget6940 You don't think you're selling your self too short? I'm sure if you love a particular disciple enough you will know it better than others. Very simple yet complex. The "Love" I'm mentioning isn't for the feign of heart or children

Unfortunately modern academia doesn't encourage this. Education has become too specialized. We can all make our own reading lists though.

yes the world should take some distace of putting so much credit on specialists. human nature likes diversity. im a lawyer and about to become a graphic designer. still there are so much giong in my head I think if i can stay alive long enough to do them all...

@@neel6978 I live to explore and learn. And I don't mind changing profession and learning new hobbies until the day I die.

@@este_phanie6393 exactly. THANKYOU

guys education 'n self-improvement is nice, but it SEEMS to me your ultimate criterion should be how you help others with all this stuff.

Agreed!

Yep. He's got a good video voice aswell

Not sure what that means though

Thanks 🙂

You fulfilled the emptiness of the moment after watching this is video.

This is great!!

Thank u so much

when im between polymatyh peopla i feel im blonged. it is such a strange feeling...

And also on my way learning my 3rd language lol

Wow, good for you! I admire anyone who can do that. I sure don't have the capacity (nor the patience!) for it.

I really admire that

Please learn Chinese if you are learning a 4th. That way you might see a different world.

@@onyxphantom6762 be careful when people around you stop caring about you, I'm talking from experience, don't let your image affect your emotions and actions...

dude spoke 22 languages, he was genius, too bad he'd turn in his grave after the recent election

dude, so weird to see you here.

É bizarro como eu sempre te encontro em comentários gringos kkkkkk, boa sorte na sua vida Pedro.

Polymath is an ideal no one will ever reach. I made this video a few years back and since then I've made some adjustments to my view. What's important here, is your attitude toward learning, not some grand achievement of finally ending up being some masterful genius. The important question, I guess, is to ask yourself: do you feel like you are enjoying everything you are learning? Are they connecting you to a deeper understanding of the universe and yourself? In terms of history, this is a Humanist attitude toward learning. It's about the learning itself, not the "thing" you will become after your journey toward being a learned person. It's not about learning more and more and more, or else you'll only end up a machine full of empty facts. My hats off to you; wow, three masters programs. But do ask yourself the questions, they're very important. Thank you for the comment. :)

how????

Omg this is so me. I currently want to learn Mandarin, French, Arabic, Vietnamese, Spanish .... I’m so poly I don’t know which one to start on bc I know it’d be easier for me to learn just one at a time but the other half of me is saying learn 3 at once... it seems more satisfying

@@loveambsss have you decided which one to learn? i'm curious now hah

@@loveambsss shiny object syndrome, dont pull yourself in 4 different directions, youll be at step 1 of all of them or play favourites, and at that point you may as well do one by one. (not being a dick, I struggle with this too.)

This is good

The full saying goes, “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one”.

Nothing wrong with either way son, you aren't better and they aren't better, just different

Real Katgen so what’s the difference?

@@Noname-rq1hr Polymath's want to know everything about everything.

@@Noname-rq1hr Back at the time of the renaissance man this was more feasible as there wasn't as much information. Now with the internet it's impossible to touch on all subjects but you can still dive into many different aspects of life and knowledge and find the interconnect was in everything.

It’s only impossible for those who say it is, back then you say there was less information but reality was still the same the things that fascinate us the same back then there would have been no master of all knowledge nor will there be one today being a polymath is something other than that I encourage you to reflect on that

​@@Kylemathews1 so why can't modern people be polymaths? Access to more information doesn't mean doesn't mean there can't be polymaths

Thank you Dustin! I appreciate your compliment.

Thank you for this comment ❤.

@Ix Suomi You neither answered the question nor was your comment in any way an add on to what I said. But ok take your award for top 10 smart comments on KZfaq.

@@grv_agni Here is a real polymath! Just for fun, Window Pain! John von Neumann ( 1903 - 1957 ) Hungarian-American pure and applied mathematician, physicist, economist, engineer, and polyglot. He made contributions to almost every area of mathematics. Work includes, notable contributions to quantum mechanics, stochastic computing, economics, statistics, lattice theory, game theory, shock waves, hydrodynamics, von Neumann architecture, quantum statistical mechanics, operator algebras, linear programming, hydrogen and atomic bombs, and mutually assured destruction ( MAD ). He was an advisor to government and major industries. He had a phenomenal memory and could recall an entire page of a telephone directory at a glance, or pages of literature having heard it years before. As a polyglot he was fluent in French, German, Latin, Greek, Yiddish and English, in addition to his native Hungarian. As a prodigy, at the age of six, John von Neumann could divide two 8-digit numbers in his head! and was fluent in Ancient Greek! He had a degree in chemistry, was a biologist, and amateur historian. He was the greatest mathematician of the 20th century! And some people regard him as the most intelligent person who has ever lived!

No worries!! Glad you liked it!

Do u know he is from which country??

@@madansingh5821 you are dumb

@@theskepticnerd why??🤔

We are missing premises here to bridge youth, ethnicity with trust?

@@Exotixa Trust is a two way street, how we make the road and pass one another. Can be described with premises for detail itself not the trivial direction we take. -7Kudos

Thanks man! Hope you went away with some real value.

Rene Roundthecorner no, I have not. I shall give it a read when I have the time!

You are the new Leonardo Da Vinci man❤

you got it man! Thank you for watching this video!

You can't learn everything, but you can know a little bit about many things, and a lot about some things. 😊 If you want to be a polymath in the traditional sense, then: 1. choose at least three academic areas you find fascinating 2. do what it takes to become an expert in them. Look at what top colleges do to teach those areas (you can find many useful materials from MIT and other colleges). Or, find experts in those fields and figure out how they got there, then do some of the things they did. 3. give yourself at least a few years to focus just on learning. As you do that, you'll get ideas for research topics and you'll be able to start contributing new knowledge. It's not arrogant to think you can learn a lot. Just make sure it's something you truly want. If yes, polymathy will bring you joy. If not, find what kind of life you truly want. There are many paths to a beautiful, joyful life. Figure out which one is yours and have the courage to follow it. ❤

Read the book.

1. _The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility_ by Waqas Ahmed to learn how to pursue a number of interests instead of specializing in one. 2. _The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag_ by Peter Burke to read his list of 500 western polymaths (from the 1400s to present day). What Peter writes about those polymaths is too short to help you remember any of them. What you can do though is look them up and find biographies about them. Some stories will inspire you. Some will teach you what to do or what to not do. 😊 3. _Mastery_ by Robert Greene. Robert is a great writer. You'll learn about some people who became experts in their fields and about what it took to get there.

it's more about your mental state about life what makes you a renaissance person, analyze