multi-path mindset: why specialists die
func CreateSerendipity(paths []string) []string {
serendipities := []string{}
for _, a := range paths {
for _, b := range paths {
if a != b {
serendipities = append(serendipities, a+" intersects with "+b)
}
}
}
return serendipities
}
- They tell you to pick a lane, master one thing, go deep not wide
- They’re wrong - life isn’t linear, knowledge isn’t isolated
- Innovation happens at intersections
Specialist vs Multi-Path
specialist path:
study -----> master -----> stagnate
(deep but limited)
multi-path reality:
learn -----> connect -----> create -----> evolve
(wide and alive)
Intersection Examples
- Coding meets music → algorithmic compositions
- Blockchain meets politics → liquid-democracy|liquid democracy
- Design meets psychology → emotional interfaces
- Not scattered - serendipity by design
Problem-Solving Through Path Switching
- Stuck on coding problem? Sketch it out → visual thinking
- Can’t finish composition? Map to mathematics → pattern recognition
- Hit a wall? Switch paths, let brain reconfigure
- system-thinking-web3|System thinking applied to your brain
Core Truth
- Not about doing everything, about connecting anything
- World needs connectors, not just specialists
- Every intersection creates something new
- Every connection sparks possibilities
- Every path adds perspective
Specialists optimize. Connectors create.
One path limits. Many paths liberate.