That’s a great question. I suppose I start by recognizing that I will never be able to untangle all the interconnected concepts.
With this mark of humility made, I venture into the subject as a child enters water for the first time without arm floats.
I give no thought to what I actually think; I merely write down the first thing that comes to my mind and let that initial idea take me wherever. I only write for 3 hours on each essay, and I hardly edit—what comes out on the page is what stays; I then reread, edit grammar and spelling mistakes, and upload it.
I have the good fortune of being a deep lover of culture: familiarizing myself with the whole of intellectual history, from the Ancient Greeks to our own time (I’m actually in the midst of finishing my encyclopedia—A Compendium of the Human Spirit); I’ve also read a tremendous amount of literature in general, as well as studying various subjects in STEM.
All of this is how I’m able to see so many connections between vastly different subjects, from culture to art, history to politics, the nature of man to the science of nature. I take inspiration from Da Vinci mainly, because he was the first to really recognize that all concepts are connected, not divided and separate as subjects are taught today.
If you’re wondering how one does this, I can only say that it takes consistency over many years, and a desire to do nothing else but that. It’s very difficult to tame, or maintain, but nobody ever said knowledge was a tamable thing. Also, you cannot expect for it to come easy; it only ever comes after years of study; you make connections with things gradually, not instantly. You have to take it day by day, and believe that overtime you’ll find a way to make sense of everything. That’s what I did anyway. I can’t say it’ll work for others, but I do think you may find it relatable.
Fascinating. How do you even begin to untangle concepts that seem so intertwind when your mind always makes such insightful connections, you know?
That’s a great question. I suppose I start by recognizing that I will never be able to untangle all the interconnected concepts.
With this mark of humility made, I venture into the subject as a child enters water for the first time without arm floats.
I give no thought to what I actually think; I merely write down the first thing that comes to my mind and let that initial idea take me wherever. I only write for 3 hours on each essay, and I hardly edit—what comes out on the page is what stays; I then reread, edit grammar and spelling mistakes, and upload it.
I have the good fortune of being a deep lover of culture: familiarizing myself with the whole of intellectual history, from the Ancient Greeks to our own time (I’m actually in the midst of finishing my encyclopedia—A Compendium of the Human Spirit); I’ve also read a tremendous amount of literature in general, as well as studying various subjects in STEM.
All of this is how I’m able to see so many connections between vastly different subjects, from culture to art, history to politics, the nature of man to the science of nature. I take inspiration from Da Vinci mainly, because he was the first to really recognize that all concepts are connected, not divided and separate as subjects are taught today.
If you’re wondering how one does this, I can only say that it takes consistency over many years, and a desire to do nothing else but that. It’s very difficult to tame, or maintain, but nobody ever said knowledge was a tamable thing. Also, you cannot expect for it to come easy; it only ever comes after years of study; you make connections with things gradually, not instantly. You have to take it day by day, and believe that overtime you’ll find a way to make sense of everything. That’s what I did anyway. I can’t say it’ll work for others, but I do think you may find it relatable.