Vintage Engineering Sketches

THE POLYMATH
PROTOCOL

"Homo Universalis" // The Universal Man

In the industrial age, you were rewarded for being a cog. You specialized in one thing, and you did it for 40 years. In the AI age, the "Specialist" is the first to be automated.

The future belongs to the Polymath—the person who can stack Engineering with Design, or Psychology with Coding. The barrier to entry is no longer intelligence; it is the speed of learning.

"Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses - learn how to see."

The 20-Hour Rule

Josh Kaufman proved that it takes 10,000 hours to become a Master, but only 20 hours to become "Good Enough." In business, "Good Enough" combined with other skills is dangerous.

To learn in 20 hours, you cannot just "read." You must use the DiSSS Method (Deconstruction, Selection, Sequencing, Stakes).

THE SKILL DECONSTRUCTOR

Enter a skill you want to learn (e.g. Spanish, Python, Sales).

1. DECONSTRUCTION
Break down. What are the smallest lego blocks? (e.g. For language: 500 words. For coding: Variables & Loops).
2. SELECTION (80/20)
Ignore 80% of the curriculum. Focus only on the 20% used 80% of the time.
3. SEQUENCING
Don't learn randomly. Learn in logical order. If you can't do step A, don't touch step B.
4. STAKES
Create a penalty. If you don't practice for 45 mins/day, you donate $50 to a charity you hate.

The Infinite Stack

Once you master the art of learning, you become a "Full-Stack Human."

Combine this learning speed with the [LINK TO 'COMPOUND INTEREST' POST] principle, and your career trajectory becomes vertical.

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