Polymath the multitalened minds : Have you ever seen someone who has such a desire to know, learn, to get knowledge in which he forgets himself. Do you know a unique person who mastered the fields, literature, history, philosophy, music etc. If this is the case then you have met a polymath.
Polymath..yi multiology specialist. These are rare people who are not limited to any one area. If you want to understand some examples, the great painter Leonardo da Vinci was such a unique person who left his mark in every field from painting to engineering. Even in the modern era, people are present, who are proficient in many genres with their curiosity and dedication.
“Ek saadhe sab sadhai, sab sabhe sab jaye” you must have heard this couplet. It means that by completing a work, other work is also easily completed, while doing many things together does not complete any work. Poet Rahim Das ji has written this and in general circumstances this thing also proves to be most true.
But today we are neither talking about normal circumstances..No normal people. We are talking about polymath. 'Polymath' is called a person who keeps proficiency and depth in many areas of knowledge. The word comes from the Greek language “poly” (ie 'many') and “mathēs” (ie 'learning' or 'scholar'). In history, personalities like Leonardo The Vinci, Rabindranath Thakur, Aristotle and Al-Biruni were called polymaths. These have not all contributed intensively in many different fields, not in any one subject.
If a person wants that he does not want experts in only one field, but desires to achieve skill in various subjects, then it is a desire to become polymath. This desire many times takes birth from childhood curiosities when a person feels pleasure to know, understand and connect them with each other. According to psychology, the desire to become polymath is found more in those who have these characteristics:
1. Cognitive Flexibility : Mental flexibility from which a person imbibes new information quickly.
2. Openness to Experience : This personality qualities show how open the person is to know, experience and adopt ideas.
3. Intrinsic Motivation : When a person acquires knowledge not just to earn name or money, but for the spiritual happiness of learning.
4. Metacognition : This means “thinking on the process of thinking”. It plays an important role in becoming polymaths as it gives the person the ability to understand and improve the style of learning.
Experts say that today's era is of internet, open education and multi-disciplinary education. Therefore, becoming polymath has become more possible than ever before. According to the Harvard Business Review … In today's era, 'T-shaped' personality is being given special importance in the corporate world. These are people who have depth in one area and have a widespread understanding of other areas. So now such possibilities have started increasing and if you see such a person next time, you will understand that you have met a polymath.
