Polymath

noun — a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning

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a campsite in the woods

3 Differences Between Bravery & Recklessness

March 3, 2021

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“I’m Running Out of Ideas,” He Admits to Me.

February 28, 2021

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Present Self Spends. Future Self Gets Stuck with the Bill.

February 24, 2021

an illustration of a broken heart

Is Heartbreak Actually Good for Art?

February 12, 2021

a giant lizard monster strolling through a city block while lightning crashes behind him

You Don’t Always Have the Time You Think You Have

January 28, 2021

a few dozen lightbulbs all lying on a table top; only one is illuminated

I’m Glad I Didn’t Quit When I Felt Things Were Hopeless. I Hope You Don’t Quit Either.

January 26, 2021

papers and pencils and a mess of ink on a desk (along with a Post-It note and a cell phone with a blank screen)

How I Got My Start as an Advice Columnist

January 20, 2021

two rubber duckies, one styled like an angel and the other styled like a devil, floating atop water

What Is Rubber Ducking & Why Is It Helpful?

January 8, 2021

a sharpened pencil, pencil sharpener, and pencil shavings all sitting atop an open blank compositional notebook

Is Writing a Good Outlet for Extroverts Who Would Otherwise Overwhelm Introverts? & My Approach-Approach Conflict

December 22, 2020

two benches in a park in which the trees have shed bright orange Autumn leaves on the ground

I Took So Much for Granted Before the Pandemic. I Won’t Again.

December 15, 2020

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What’s Going On in My Life & What I’m Working On

November 11, 2020

a fountain pen sitting on a notebook

How I Write Even Though I Have Aphantasia and 8 Other Questions You Asked

October 5, 2020