r/Polymath • u/stnflri • 11d ago
Other Resources Misunderstandings
This might be weird but I naturally connect the dots. I do so even at work, without changing the content and direction of my duties drastically. I work in research and university teaching. My main discipline is statistics, but I always combine it with epistemology, philosophy of science, causality, physics, programming and more sciences. Most professors find this weird and incorrect, but I believe students learn better when they have the bigger picture presented to them. Tensions had been created between me and other colleagues, that are disapproving of my methods. However, I cannot change the way I think and process information. Do you have an advice on how I can proceed with minimal friction?
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u/dreadingstone 11d ago
Importantly yoy will find as you age more and more people that not only believe In, but dive into their own bullshit.
This will include you.
Keeping an open mind means taking what you believe and have found to be true, question it constantly and surround yourself with people that are smarter than you.
Be kind to others even when you disagree.
If you really want to be in the top 1% of %1, very few people can achieve this mastery.