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How would Leonardo Da Vinci cope in today's society?
How would Leonardo Da Vinci cope in today's society?
Is it possible to, at once, be a:
- world-class painter,
- engineer,
- scientist,
- and more?
“No way. Those medieval times are long gone. Most discoveries were made during the industrialisation period of the 18th and 19th century. Now the best you can do is pick your field and master it.”
The devout specialist fondly labels the impetuous learner – Leonardo Da Vinci and Ben Franklin being just two famous examples – ”jack of all trades, master of none.”
In the modern world, it is he who specializes who survives and thrives. There is very little room for multi skilled men or women of the Renaissance era or their modern equivalent: The starry-eyed amateurs.
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