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Some of the smartest people are the dumbest people. I wonder how Einstein handled anything outside of physics?

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I'm not judging, but his romantic life certainly raises a few 21st century eyebrows!

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I always liked Jack of all trades, master of some (or one).

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Secret Polymath Signal Recieved!

My brain doesn't work in hyper-specialization. I do wonderfully weaving across domains and disciplines and that's my superpower. Let the experts be experts. Let me connect the experts together to transcend the silos.

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I will leave some space for Michael Woudenberg here!

Hope he gets the secret polymath signal.

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A jack of all trades is a master of none, but often times better than a master of one.

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"The Fringe" was lots of fun, but I believe I fell off after Season 3 or so. Perhaps it's worth a revisit.

As for your questions. I have deep knowledge of corny puns and low-brow "that's what she said" jokes.

My blind spots are all the other stuff and also the ability to wrap up comments in a satisfying way so that everyone who reads them will get....

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I feel like I've got a pretty deep knowledge of simplifying a complex subject, but concluding one of these things I write every day? That just kinda feels like trying to hop off of a carnival ride that hasn't quite stopped yet (and I'm not sure it's ever gonna stop).

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That’s what she said

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Heh heh. "Deep."

Give me long enough, and I will revert to Beavis.

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To be a well rounded person requires generalization over mastery. But being acquainted with an introduction without humility can create a danger to oneself and others.

This brings to mind a quote: ‘Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.' Laurence J. Peter, Canadian writer, 1919-1990, Omaha World Herald

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The more I learn, the more nuance I see out there.

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Deep Knowledge: Animation, Music, Film, Television

Blind Spots: Streaming service operations and content.

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It is rare to have the technical/art side and the business/sales side down pat. Those who do are already noteworthy, and exceptions to the deep/wide rule, I think. Those are tough areas to try to grasp, with tons of ins and outs and nuance.

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I was always maybe just a little better than ok technically. If i tried REALLY REALLY hard I could pass the hard stuff, but it came easy to some. So, I took the path of being able to talk tech while talk biz and that served me well.

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I think I had a knack for explaining things to folks from an early age, but it has often depended on just how deep my understanding of that one topic is. I'm not sure I was super duper good at any of the things I've taught, including jiu jitsu - I'm good, but others are far more natural or athletically talented or focused.

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Did you ever want to be the best? Best is a trap, there is always someone better.

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Absolutely I did, and absolutely: this is a trap.

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