Thank you. It's wild to realize how someone like Hamilton would feel like a completely extinct species today. In an age of constant whining about “not having time” because Netflix gets in the way, his level of self-discipline is almost mythical.
But as you make clear, even Hamilton relied more on systems than willpower. And that’s something that hasn’t changed at all since he was alive.
Thanks, Sam. Wow, Hamilton was certainly a dedicated and successful autodidact! I appreciate his interest in factoids, and I love this quotation from him: “Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this, when I have a subject in hand I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. I explore it in all its bearings. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought.” I have added this quotation to my own set of notes.
This was great, thanks Sam!
Thanks Rana!
Thank you. It's wild to realize how someone like Hamilton would feel like a completely extinct species today. In an age of constant whining about “not having time” because Netflix gets in the way, his level of self-discipline is almost mythical.
But as you make clear, even Hamilton relied more on systems than willpower. And that’s something that hasn’t changed at all since he was alive.
Thanks, Sam. Wow, Hamilton was certainly a dedicated and successful autodidact! I appreciate his interest in factoids, and I love this quotation from him: “Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this, when I have a subject in hand I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. I explore it in all its bearings. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought.” I have added this quotation to my own set of notes.
Oops I meant to say, “polymath,” a good word, but I’d prefer Christian”
Polymath; a good word
I don’t know much about Hamilton yet, but this has made me a fan for sure. Great post!