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How many of you out there would consider yourselves to be Renaissance Men (or Women) to some degree? What drives you to be polymaths? What all have you studied (not necessarily in the \"I have went to classes\" sense; and not just watched on a TV show) and what are your top 4 or 5 favorites?

As for myself. I\'m curious about almost everything from cooking to quantum physics. If you\'ve seen the movie \"Short Circuit\" you may remember Johnny 5 \"needing more input\"...that\'s definitely me.

A listing of things I have studied at one time or another:



I\'d have to say my favorites are, in no particular order: EE, programming, astronomy, economics, and history.

I am a Renaissance Man. I have studied....

Acrylic Painting
3D modelling
Photoshop 2D digital art
Music Keyboard, and Synth, Piano.
CNC
CAD
Science
Programming
Biology/Nature
Quantum Physics
Fictional Writing

But the main thing is that all of my subjects work together really well, and I believe that I have solved the 'Theory Of Everything' due to my integrated knowledge spread.

music/sound engineering
visual art
Information technology
martial arts
philosophy(amateur)
science(amateur)
psychology(amateur)

I have only listed general areas i have placed significant energy into cultivating. To list everything I have ever taken an interest in and studied would be tedious and boring to read.

I question and learn widely. I guess that qualifies, however I am hesitant to place myself in a sentence with the word Renascence.

i am driven to learn and question widely, due to curiosity. whenever i have an overwhelming urge to understand anything very little can stand in my way. I will select a lead goal from the pool and take up serious study on the subject until i am satisfied I understand it.

my latest subject is martial arts.

I suspect my next will be mathematics, i have a growing fascination with it, I am letting go of my old "I am right brain i cant do maths" ideology. the more I learn the less stands in my way.

In this sense I consider myself a polymath

but had never heard the term before i googled it after reading this thread.

i am not haughty in an intellectual sense

I just love to learn