don’t chase the polymath label too fast.
it might just be your ADHD talking.
jumping from topic to topic isn’t breadth.
it’s just unfinished depth wearing a smart costume.
real polymaths don’t collect interests.
they integrate them.
the difference is simple:
a polymath goes deep in one domain long enough to extract principles, then reuses those principles elsewhere.
ADHD hops because it’s bored.
a polymath moves because patterns transfer.
if you can’t explain:
• how math improves your engineering.
• how physics sharpens your intuition.
• how art improves your design taste.
you’re not integrating. you’re escaping.
polymathy is not speed.
it’s compression.