What's a Polymath?

It's been a while since I've posted anything. I have to admit, I may have gotten preoccupied with other things in the past year. As much as I'd like to blame changes in my routine since I stopped working from home -- I now go to the gym every weekday morning, plus travel time to and from the office, I acknowledge that it's only myself that's stopping me from providing insights into sharing my ideas to becoming a linchpin.

One word that's been on my mind lately is the word Polymath.

So why has this word been crossing my mind lately? Perhaps it's because I'd like to consider myself one, maybe it's because I'm interested in so many things. Or at the very least, gain the advantages a polymath has. The advantages?

• You can gain a whole new range of skills.
• You are able to produce new output you wouldn't think possible.
• You learn lateral thinking: taking something from one subject, then applying it to another.
• You get to meet people and see new perspectives that vertical thinkers are not normally able to see -- this is essential to becoming a linchpin.

Of course there are more advantages, but these stood out to me. I'd like to highlight that output is the keyword here. If you just learn about things by watching a video, or reading, and not really produce anything out of it, then you're not really striving enough to be a polymath. Active learning, or doing something with the newfound knowledge is a must.

Perhaps in my succeeding posts, I can share what I've been up to lately to solidify my status as a polymath, as well as the techniques one can employ to become a polymath. But nonetheless, it's worth investigating how to become one. Hoping you gain the desire of becoming one as well.