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Why I’m Writing a Novel, and Why You Should Too
Why I’m Writing a Novel, and Why You Should Too
For those of you who follow me on Instagram or LinkedIn, you probably know I’m writing a novel to be completed by my 30th Birthday in…
Wilhelm Heider
Jul 23
Anti-Idols: Separating the Artist from the Art
Anti-Idols: Separating the Artist from the Art
A few weeks ago, I concluded the piece The Iterative Nature of Human Evolution by stating humans are terrible at predicting the future but…
Wilhelm Heider
Jul 16
Polymath Profile #2: John Von Neumann
Polymath Profile #2: John Von Neumann
When it launched in 1942, the Manhattan Project became the epicenter for some of history’s greatest minds — Albert Einstein, Richard…
Wilhelm Heider
Jul 9
The Danger of Being a Pure Idea Generator
The Danger of Being a Pure Idea Generator
2024 marks the 505th anniversary of Leonardo DaVinci’s death. During his lifetime, the Maestro produced some of humanity’s most enduring…
Wilhelm Heider
Jun 25
Why it’s Better to Have a Direction in Life, Not a Goal
Why it’s Better to Have a Direction in Life, Not a Goal
As somebody who’s historically been an obsessive goal setter, I’ll be the first to admit the concept in this piece’s title is…
Wilhelm Heider
Jun 17
The History and Significance of Extroverts and Introverts
The History and Significance of Extroverts and Introverts
Before we begin our discussion around the history and significance of extroverts and introverts, I want to take an instant to walk through…
Wilhelm Heider
Jun 11
The Iterative Nature of Human Evolution
The Iterative Nature of Human Evolution
Back in March, my parents paid a visit to my new home in Charlotte, NC. We were walking through South End in the shadow of repurposed…
Wilhelm Heider
Jun 4
Eliminating Our Primal Fear of Silence
Eliminating Our Primal Fear of Silence
I’m going to make an obvious statement to open this piece — we live in a society devoid of silence. If that statement doesn’t seem obvious…
Wilhelm Heider
May 28
Polymath Profile #1: Aleksandr Karelin
Polymath Profile #1: Aleksandr Karelin
This week’s piece is a new pursuit for Becoming Polymathic. Instead of discussing habitual, neurological, philosophical, and psychological…
Wilhelm Heider
May 21
Defining Ego: From Psychoanalysis to Neuroscience
Defining Ego: From Psychoanalysis to Neuroscience
Most of the time when we use the word “ego”, it’s in a negative context whilst describing somebody obnoxious. Furthermore, it’s something…
Wilhelm Heider
May 14
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