Productivity Archives – Upgrade Dragon

How to Become a Modern Day Polymath

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.

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March 20, 2024

Ironman / Ironman / Knowledge / Motivation / Productivity / Superheroes

How to Ultralearn Like Tony Stark

2008's Ironman blew me away in its depiction of the swaggering, quippy, and casually genius protagonist Tony Stark, played to perfection by Robert Downey Jr. After the lackluster comic book movies of the 90s and early oughts, I didn't really expect much, but Tony Stark turned out to be a man of science who made everything about physics and engineering seem like the coolest thing you could possibly do. The film inspired in me, as it did for many, an intense curiosity about tech and a desire to understand the world at large. In short, to learn as much as possible.

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November 29, 2023

Character Traits / Digital Polymath / Inspiration Locker! / Making / Motivation / Online Business / Productivity / Skill Acquisition / Solopreneur / The Mechanic

Make Your Own

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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November 13, 2023

Book Reviews / Books / Knowledge / Life Advice / Productivity / Productivity and Self-Improvement / Skill Acquisition / The Library

Generalist vs Specialist: Range by David Epstein, Book Review

David Epstein's book is solidly grounded in the non-fantastical real world. It makes the case that people who have experience in a number of different areas (generalists) have some advantage(s) over those with deep expertise in a single field (specialists). This is the case even as many career fields insist that their professionals get ever more and more hyper-specialized. This can cause those specialists to miss new ideas or connections to other fields which would have been beneficial.

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August 28, 2023

Environment Design / Garage Gym / Ironman / Making / Productivity / Technology / The Lab

A Tour of the Dragon Lab

Workshop + Garage Gym Space

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Read on for Garage Gym Inspo

It wasn’t that long ago that this space was merely a pipedream for me. For a long time I had wanted a space for myself, but I had originally envisioned it as a home office. I mean that’s pretty standard, right? It might even have some fun tv/video game stuff in there for when I needed to relax. But, somewhere in the neighborhood of 2013-2015, several of my interests (self-improvement, nerdery, a “man cave”, tech, working out, a need to learn new things) began to coalesce in my mind into something that would be greater than the sum of its parts.

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August 5, 2021

Gift Guides / Productivity / Technology

Father’s Day Gift Guide 2020

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Ahh Father’s Day. Dad’s day. Good ‘ol Daddy dearest. Whether you know him, love him, or are him, you’re gonna need some gift ideas! As you know, June 21st is right around the corner. You did know that, right?

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June 11, 2020

Knowledge / Motivation / Productivity / The Library

My Top 5 Podcasts (27 recommendations!)

I have 30-50 minute commute to and from work everyday. During that drive I like to draw inspiration from a number of different sources, to include talk radio, music, and audiobooks. I typically pick something that’s not just going to be fun to listen to, but that’s going to put me in the right mindset to perform and achieve my goals at work and in life in general. To that end, the medium I keep coming back to most often are podcasts. What a great option to explore all kinds of topics, from health and fitness, to productivity to understanding how we learn! I LOVE PODCASTS.

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March 10, 2020

Habit Master / Productivity / Technology / The Lab

Productivity Tools 2020

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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February 26, 2020