The polymathic path

Are polymaths born or made? There is certainly a level of genius that one needs to be born with to achieve the heights of the historically great polymaths, but other factors such as interpersonal environmental also play a role.

Channeling Athena

Emotions and impulses bend our perception of reality and cripple our rationality, which severely hinders the mind’s strategic capability. The more we let emotions dictate our actions, the more vulnerable we are to defeat. Great strategists throughout history have understood this and have been able to use it to their advantage.

Be a pioneer

In the words of Peter Wang, “you are going to have to find your own way, you’re going to have to have a pioneer spirit even if you live in the middle of the most dense urban environment.”