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We live in a one-track world, but anyone can become a polymath

We live in a one-track world, but anyone can become a polymath

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The real master has no tools

He/She has a endless power to improvise with what is to hand.

The more fields of knowledge he/she covers, the greater his/her resources for improvisation.

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Nothing tends to materialise man, and to deprive his work of the faintest trace of mind, more than extreme division of labour.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

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Invention fights specialization

To come up with new ideas, you need to know things outside your field.

The further afield your knowledge extends, the greater potential you have for innovation.

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Over-specialization

Over-specialisation in more about defending what one has learnt rather than making new connections.

The initial spurt of learning gives out, and the expert is left to defend his territory.

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