The Renaissance Mind

Cultivating a broad range of pursuits was once seen as the richest way to live, and the surest path to Great discoveries. 

Even today, in a time where the model of efficiency via hyper-specialisation has shifted our focus from ideas to output, the envelope-shifters we most look up to are polymaths. (Steve Jobs and Elon Musk spring to mind.)

• Start by reading magazines and blogs to get to grips with new fields;
• Sign up to a course in something new. It will help add extra dimensions to your life experience.
• Pick a new sport – a true polymath cultivates his physique. 
• Give up t...