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For those of you who follow me on Instagram or LinkedIn, you probably know I’m writing a novel to be completed by my 30th Birthday in mid-December. As of this week I’m halfway through the manuscript and saw this milestone as an opportunity to elaborate on why I’m undertaking such a project and why others…

The term “polymath” describes only a handful of individuals throughout history, but one individual it describes perfectly is Benjamin Franklin. He is one of the core tenants of this group that captivated my interest to such a degree it moved me to start this outlet. For this piece, we’re going to focus on a specific,…

In the previous piece, I alluded to the challenges facing those seeking to start a Junto Club in today’s world, aka the Neo-Junto Club. We obviously do not live in Colonial Philadelphia and face far more distractions than Franklin and his club members did. That being said, starting your own Junto Club is a necessary…

A few weeks ago, I concluded the piece The Iterative Nature of Human Evolution by stating humans are terrible at predicting the future but are incredibly skilled at determining what interests them and what doesn’t. This week’s piece builds on that concept as we explore the purpose of anti-idols. What is an Anti-Idol? We all…

When it launched in 1942, the Manhattan Project became the epicenter for some of history’s greatest minds – Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Vannevar Bush among them. All these individuals were portrayed in Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning production Oppenheimer. Despite the film’s greatness, it failed to mention one valuable individual – John Von…

This past Monday, Leonardo DaVinci would’ve celebrated his 505th birthday. In celebration of the Maestro, I posted a brief Polymath Profile on the Becoming Polymathic Instagram Page. Trying to do a complete profile on him would take a lifetime. The Maestro’s ideas are as broad and enduring as any. However, Leonardo’s story also provides a…

In a similar manner to last week’s piece, we will start by discussing an impactful book. Prior to reading The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul, I read an equally significant book – Imaginable by Jane McGonigal. McGonigal is a world-renowned futurist and video game designer. The games she designs, however, are not ones played by overly caffeinated teenagers…

Before we begin our discussion around the history and significance of extroverts and introverts, I want to take an instant to walk through my process for choosing a weekly writing topic. My Weekly Process I have a note on my phone with a list of potential topics. Some are simple, some are complicated, some are…

One recent phase of my adult life involved taking a multitude of learning style and personality assessments. This phase began a year after I moved to Salt Lake City. The logic was since I now lived alone, it would behoove me to learn if I was living optimally. My Learning Style Discovery Process I took…

Most of the time when we use the word “ego”, it’s in a negative context whilst describing somebody obnoxious. Furthermore, it’s something we believe is tangible. However, in both instances, our definitions are incorrect. Freud’s Ego To explain why that is so, we need to revisit an old friend of Becoming Polymathic – Sigmund Freud.…