Anyone else in history who seems universally liked?
Da Vinci seems popular among everyone.
Leonardo Da Vinci’s To-Do List
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#12I was inspired by Da Vinci in my younger days to become a modern Renaissance Man. Then I discovered that the depth of knowledge in any given field had become far too deep to ever hope at becoming expert in more than one. Sure you can still make art, and study mathematics and astronomy, and so forth, but it's almost impossible to reach the level of mastery that Da Vinci reached in his day. No one hires Renaissance Men…
I bet that's what they said in Da Vinci's time.
I'm imagining Leonardo applying gravitational waves, nanotechnology and genetic engineering to his A.I. moon sculptures.
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#13I was inspired by Da Vinci in my younger days to become a modern Renaissance Man. Then I discovered that the depth of knowledge in any given field had become far too deep to ever hope at becoming expert in more than one. Sure you can still make art, and study mathematics and astronomy, and so forth, but it's almost impossible to reach the level of mastery that Da Vinci reached in his day. No one hires Renaissance Men…
That's a problem which will hold true in any age.
The ratio and proportion will remain the same.
Information in today's age travels at light speed whereas in his time it was at horse's pace.
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#14I was inspired by Da Vinci in my younger days to become a modern Renaissance Man. Then I discovered that the depth of knowledge in any given field had become far too deep to ever hope at becoming expert in more than one. Sure you can still make art, and study mathematics and astronomy, and so forth, but it's almost impossible to reach the level of mastery that Da Vinci reached in his day. No one hires Renaissance Men…
Leonardo wasn't an expert in all those fields, if he had to ask how to square a triangle. The point of a Renaissance man is following your curiosity in all kinds of different fields, not being a master in all of them.
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#15I was inspired by Da Vinci in my younger days to become a modern Renaissance Man. Then I discovered that the depth of knowledge in any given field had become far too deep to ever hope at becoming expert in more than one. Sure you can still make art, and study mathematics and astronomy, and so forth, but it's almost impossible to reach the level of mastery that Da Vinci reached in his day. No one hires Renaissance Men…
> No one hires Renaissance Men anymore :(
Once freed from this requirement, the joy of learning may continue unabated.
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#16I was inspired by Da Vinci in my younger days to become a modern Renaissance Man. Then I discovered that the depth of knowledge in any given field had become far too deep to ever hope at becoming expert in more than one. Sure you can still make art, and study mathematics and astronomy, and so forth, but it's almost impossible to reach the level of mastery that Da Vinci reached in his day. No one hires Renaissance Men…
I bet that's what they said in Da Vinci's time.
The invention of writing systems, numerical systems and mathematics, etc were huge boosts to human’s cognitive capabilities. Have those tools kept up with the explosion of available knowledge?
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#17Anyone else in history who seems universally liked? Da Vinci seems popular among everyone.
Feynman and Einstein comes to mind.
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#18I was inspired by Da Vinci in my younger days to become a modern Renaissance Man. Then I discovered that the depth of knowledge in any given field had become far too deep to ever hope at becoming expert in more than one. Sure you can still make art, and study mathematics and astronomy, and so forth, but it's almost impossible to reach the level of mastery that Da Vinci reached in his day. No one hires Renaissance Men…
"No one hires Renaissance Men anymore"
But were they ever? All 'Renaissance Men' were extremely exceptional in their own time, and not exactly any sort of normal. They also seem to have made their own jobs rather than being hired.
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#19I was inspired by Da Vinci in my younger days to become a modern Renaissance Man. Then I discovered that the depth of knowledge in any given field had become far too deep to ever hope at becoming expert in more than one. Sure you can still make art, and study mathematics and astronomy, and so forth, but it's almost impossible to reach the level of mastery that Da Vinci reached in his day. No one hires Renaissance Men…
Becoming a deep expert has too many diminishing returns IMHO.
Just look at Japan where it is often the goal to become a deep expert at your career. I once watched a documentary about creating buckwheat soba, and the guy making it said something along the lines of "I've been making buckwheat soba noodles for over 20 years, but I still have another 20 before I'm a true master"
That's great some people are willing to go for the gold in an extremely narrow field (like buckwheat soba), but I'd rather have silver or bronze in as many fields as possible than a single gold.
The wider the breadth of my knowledge, the more I can use one domain to solve a problem in another.
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#20I recently finished Isaacson's biography on LDV and, while somewhat slow at parts, it was thoroughly enjoyable as well as inspirational. I would highly recommend it if you have any interest in history and/or the man himself. What stood out most to me was the affirmation of the power of disparate fields information when applied to creativity/innovation.