{"id":211,"date":"2006-03-20T00:05:37","date_gmt":"2006-03-19T14:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=211"},"modified":"2006-03-19T23:53:33","modified_gmt":"2006-03-19T13:53:33","slug":"renaissance-person-the-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"Renaissance-person – the rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Moleskinerie<\/a> the other day I came across the rules for Renaissance-man-dom<\/a> – this is a really positive way of looking at the world, and of one’s own development. The blog is kept by Colin Marshall, who revises these rules about every six months. Some key ones for me were:<\/p>\n

1. Every day, either learn a new skill or hone one you already have.<\/strong>
\nA progress-free life is extremely depressing, a downward-sloping one suicidally so. Keep the old inner demons at bay by making sure that, in one way or another, you develop, if only a little bit, with each rotation of the Earth.<\/p>\n

2. Don\u2019t instinctively say \u201cno\u201d when presented with possible new interests.<\/strong>
\nThe mind of the polymath demands a constant stream of new influences; letting them grow as diverse as possible doesn\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n

11. Never miss the chance to approach what initially seem like troubles as opportunities.<\/strong>
\n\u201cEvery cloud has a silver lining.\u201d \u201cA door isn\u2019t closed without a window being opened.\u201d My favorite is \u201cHonor thy mistake as a hidden intention.\u201d Pick your platitude, but it\u2019s within your abilities to harness for your own benefit what originally appeared to be a reversal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And one of my personal favourites:<\/p>\n

13. Keep a notebook handy.<\/strong>
\nYou never know when you\u2019ll run across a valuable piece of knowledge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I guess I would probably rephrase No 2 as: Tell me under what conditions I can do something, rather than why I cannot. – the latter is just lazy thinking.<\/p>\n

Cheers
\nJerry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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