Specialists rely on Near Transfer — applying a skill to a nearly identical problem. Polymaths use Far Transfer: they see the underlying structure in one field and apply it to a completely different one. A musician who understands harmony and counterpoint might look at software code and see a more elegant way to structure it. All those seemingly random interests you have collected form the library of metaphors you will pull from to create breakthrough insights.
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