Previously, Waqās was diplomatic correspondent at FIRST Magazine, where his exclusive interviews included Presidents and Prime Ministers worldwide. He is currently Artistic Director at The Khalili Collections – one of the world’s great art collections – and simultaneously completed his postgraduate studies in Neuroscience at Kings College London, where he researched multi-disciplinary approaches to the treatment of chronic pain. His work spans several fields including art, science and international affairs. Waqās is considered a world authority on multi-disciplinary thinking. Not only does this enhance individual fulfilment, but in doing so, facilitates a conscious and creative society that is both highly motivated and well equipped to address the complexity of 21st century challenges.
How to be a polymath professional#
Going further, he proposes nothing less than a cultural revolution in our education and professional structures, whereby everyone is encouraged to express themselves in multiple ways and fulfil their many-sided potential. Through an approach that is both philosophical and practical, he sets out a cognitive journey towards reclaiming your innate polymathic state. In The Polymath, Waqas shows us that there is another way of thinking and being.
How to be a polymath series#
Yet specialisation is nothing but an outdated system that fosters ignorance, exploitation and disillusionment and thwarts creativity, opportunity and progress.įollowing a series of exchanges with the world's greatest historians, futurists, philosophers and scientists, Waqas Ahmed has weaved together a narrative of history and a vision for the future that seeks to disrupt this prevailing system of unwarranted 'hyper-specialisation.' We've been sold a myth, that to 'specialise' is the only way to pursue truth, identity, or even a livelihood. Why, then, do parents, schools and employers insist that we restrict our many talents and interests that we 'specialise' in just one? Every human is born with multifarious potential.
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