Path Polymath

💡Did you know? Polymath refers to a person who is knowledgeable about a wide variety of topics, as opposed to one specialized field. The term polymath comes from the Greek “polys” meaning “much” and from the root of “manthanein” a verb which refers to the process of learning.

10 free websites that are so valuable they feel illegal to know:

How’s it going? Learn anything new?

The Goal Setting Guide—how to set (& actually achieve) your goals for 2022:

The value of our learning multiplies when we share what we learn with others.

Become a Digital Minimalist Master: If you have an iPhone, go to settings -> screen time -> app limits -> select which apps you want a time limit on When you use the selected apps, it will give you a notification when the time is up!

How to really learn: Instead of rereading, highlighting, or underlining important information, ask yourself: 1) What is the author trying to say? 2) How is this different than other things I have read? 3) How does this relate to other material I know?

Use the weekend to build the life you want, instead of trying to escape the life you have.

“A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.”  - Tim Ferriss

A productive day is a results driven day. It doesn’t matter if you wake up at 4am or at 4pm. The day is productive as long as you put in the work to get closer to your goals than yesterday.

If you spend too much time thinking about something, rather than getting it done, it’ll never get done.

Don’t put up with long, mundane tasks. There are ways to automate parts of your life so you can focus your time on what matters.

Instead of: - Hard work → Trial & error - Focus → Many things at once - Optimization → 80/20 rule - Consistency → Intensity - Avoid distractions → Embrace randomness - Practice 10,000 hours → 10,000 bets - Goals → Stay in the game - Efficiency → Slack in the system

Reframe your mindset: failure is not a reason to quit, it is an opportunity to learn and grow.

“Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.” - Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Parkinson's law is the adage that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." Essentially, get more done by giving yourself less time to do your tasks.

Hofstadter’s law states that any task you’re planning to tackle will always take longer than you expect.

“Every single thought we have is creative: Each one has the power to build and the power to destroy.” - Kevin Horsley

Climbing the ladder all starts with the first rung.

Sometimes people tend to think that they need to perform many actions to succeed. It's preferable to focus your energy on a limited number of activities because you can't do everything due to constraints of time, money and other resources.

“Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.” - Warren Buffett