Art of Life(Bioperformiusm) - Polymathiusm & Monoperformiusm

Before understand what is Polymathiusm, you much first redefine the meaning of Profession. Profession means a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science (from the Dictionary). This meaning is perfectly fine, the problem is how we understand what it said. Requiring knowledge of a vacation is what you should really look closer to. How much is Require?

Of course, there is one thing you should keep in mind is that there is two type of work, People’s work, and machine’s work. What is I mean by machine’s work is not necessary work a actual machine does. I mean work that only require a small amount of command. For example, like a bagger who put every thing in the bag. The person who work as a bagger is not necessary require to think at all as long as the stuff get into the bag, the work is done. Of course in reality is not just as simple, but it is close enough. Back to the word profession, profession is People’s work, it is done by and only done by people, and it is for and only for people. Well you can argue that “NO, what I am doing is for the Earth. or what so even.” Sure, if you are no live in it, and it doesn’t make you right or good. A people wouldn’t done a thing that have absolutely no relate to them. So yes, every thing you have done, are related to you, at the minimum point that you are the one who done it. And they will come back to you one way or the other.

So how much is really require for a profession. The answer to this is EVERYTHING, all knowledge and understanding plus skills. Though this can only be ideal, but it is what everyone should work toward to. Well, unless you are too lazy and don’t feel like to do anything in your life. That is also perfectly fine, at less to me personally. Yes, everything sounds unnecessary, but when you really look close to what are you doing, you will realize it is not. For example, an architecture, architect always say, “We are designing for the people.” Right~~ what gives you to say that if you don’t know people? Do you know how a photographer live and work? Do you know how a bagger live and work? And Do you know how a dancer live and work? Are you sure that all the knowledge under a P.H.D will tell you all this? I don’t think so. Beside that, have you ever look through a view finder and see how the world photographer looks like? Have you ever use your ears to listen how the a musician’s world sounds like? If you have no idea on any of those. All you can design is things for architect because you only know architect.

Story just isn’t end here. In term of working technically, you can done much better work, if you know photography which tells you how the light effect you will get under difference conditions, if you know dance which tells you how a human actually move, if you know art, which tells you how people express themselves, if you know psychology which tells you how how people actually think, and if you know computer science, which tells you know to solve difference problems with technology. This list can go on and on. All of this can help you do something that is really for the people. It is not just about architecture, it is the same to other professions. That is why I think courtesan (ancient India prostitute) is one of best profession ever exist. (ancient India believe sex is a good thing, and it is a big part of their culture. Courtesan extreme respected by the people) you know why? It is because in order to a courtesan, you much know 8 difference skills: singing, Dancing, art, politic, and even Architecture. Sorry I can’t remember all 8 formal skills they much have. Today, if you can master any one of those skills, you will be call as professional but those courtesan much master all of them in order to stay in their profession.

So what happen, if you are crazy enough to master every thing. Well, it is impossible for you to do everything at once for sure. Here is where Monoperformiusm come from. It really Polymathmonoperformiusm. In other word, Performing one thing with all knowledge and skills. That is also why sometime science’s work also looks artistic, and artist use logic. The most well know example is Da vinci ’s work. Of course, not all the skills are needed in every page of drawing, but his drawings in his sketch book, contents a huge range of knowledge, and difference skills. He has a huge amount of knowledge, and mastered huge amount of skills. What he does is choose from the knowledge and skill that he has to perform the art or work that he is doing.

Just to give a example that is closer to us. I was in a drawing class, in an Art Collage. Believe or not, 90% of the stuff or I should say the way of thinking, that the Prof told me is just like the stuff My Photography Prof told me. And I told him that he can be a really good photographer. Think about it, if you are able to master drawing, it would have a pretty good chance you are able to be good at Photography. And a lot of concept from photography can be apply on drawing as well. Of course, the more you know on the other things, the better chance that you will be good at the one thing you are doing. That is why the more you know, the lets you think you know because you need more difference knowledge and skills from the other profession to support you. Eventually, when you do know everything, you might think that you really know nothing, and think you are such fool. (Here is also one of the concept the name of my site come from. FoolSage FoolZage)

Posted by ioky March 2008

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