Here's the thing- Becoming a polymath is all about balance and relativity. Figuring out the exact best path for yourself is a journey that only you yourself can undertake. Pursue too many things at one time and you'll spread yourself too thin, only developing a cursory knowledge of subjects. Focus too narrowly and you'll lack the breadth of knowledge that is so characteristic of the renaissance person.
A couple days ago I published an article entitled The Best Non-Fiction Books of 2023. If you'd like to check that out you can do so here. But I believe reading fiction is just as important as reading non-fiction. And it's awesome! I get just as inspired reading a good story as learning something new. Check out the list below!
By now all the Christmas presents have been opened and hopefully you've had some good R n' R with family and friends. Did you get any books? Hopefully you did, but if you've got some Christmas cash or gift cards burning a hole in your pocket and you want to know what to read check the list below. There are books on learning better, some history, science, psychology, and memoirs. There's sure to be something to whet your appetite for learning and knowing more about the big wide world we're living in.
Maybe you've always wanted to be creative. Perhaps you've felt like someone standing on the outside looking in, wishing you were a "creative person." Or maybe you've done something creative in the past, but you've gotten busy or distracted and you've put those old projects and skills on the back burner. If you find yourself resonating with either one of these scenarios then this post is for YOU.
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Although I rarely spend an entire day just reading, I would happily do so if I didn’t have other things I want to accomplish. Once upon a time, I had to force myself to read, like a kid who doesn’t want to take his medicine. Now, it’s one of my favorite things to do. Sometimes a reward at the end of the day. And nearly always the first thing I do every morning.
What can the Dune movie's Paul Atreides Teach You About Planning for the Future? Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Bran Stark, Stephen Strange, and Paul Atreides, from the…
I’m always on the lookout for tips n’ tricks to up my productivity game and make it easier to accomplish more. Such is the case when I’m trying out tools to add to my productivity toolbox. Once in a while, things tend to stick around and become so indispensable, so effective, so CRUCIAL to success that I use them each and every day. I could probably live without these things, but I wouldn’t want to!
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In my daily explorations of the internet and its never-ending supply of productivity related content, I often come across sentiments dismissing the concept of “motivation”. David Goggins, the noted former Navy seal, endurance athlete, author and all-around bad ass, says “don’t be motivated, be disciplined”.
As a child growing up in the 1980s, my first experience with Batman was through the Superfriends animated show. After watching the show, I wanted to be just like those heroes. I vivdly remember going out in my neighborhood to patrol the mean streets of suburban Raleigh, NC with underwear proudly worn on the outside of my pants (oh yeah). I donned a blue cape (a blanket) which flowed off of my cereal and juice infused, four-year old frame. Yes, you could say I was a full-on Bat fan from the very start.
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