Polymath storytellers and the guide to our complex world
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Let me start with a story of 2 pictures Reading the biography of Leonardo da Vinci by Water Isaacson, which delves into the fascinating mind and works of the man, I was struck by this picture. At first glance, it shows his fervent Latin practice. But look deeper, and there emerges the picture of the man with a grimace. Maybe it was his state of mind. Languages are hard, and Latin, must have been even more so. Maybe he was bored and he was doodling. Or maybe, he had a moment of inspiration of what he could draw next and did not want to lose that thought. But the real picture that emerges is that of a mind, that is comfortable operating in multiple dimensions. A classic Polymath.
Polymath storytellers and the guide to our complex world
Polymath storytellers and the guide to our…
Polymath storytellers and the guide to our complex world
Let me start with a story of 2 pictures Reading the biography of Leonardo da Vinci by Water Isaacson, which delves into the fascinating mind and works of the man, I was struck by this picture. At first glance, it shows his fervent Latin practice. But look deeper, and there emerges the picture of the man with a grimace. Maybe it was his state of mind. Languages are hard, and Latin, must have been even more so. Maybe he was bored and he was doodling. Or maybe, he had a moment of inspiration of what he could draw next and did not want to lose that thought. But the real picture that emerges is that of a mind, that is comfortable operating in multiple dimensions. A classic Polymath.