The Interconnected Nature of Learning

Through my Father, I discovered the philosopher/entrepreneur Naval Ravikant. I can say that this introduction changed my life. I think that when you discover and latch on to the ideas of a great mind, you inevitably follow the rabbit hole of knowledge/wisdom all the way down. You want to know how they built their mind. Following this rabbit hole will lead you to other great thinkers. For me, it was Munger, Buffet, PG, Balaji, Sama, Andreessen, Andrew Wilkinson, Jobs, and many more. Once you get hooked on learning (reading), you develop and accrue mental models. As you develop and gain more mental models, you can literally feel yourself getting smarter (it's important to recognize confidence vs arrogance). Getting smarter is a fantastic feeling because learning is an exponential pursuit. It gets easier to learn as you build more knowledge.
At a certain point of learning, you can begin to see multidisciplinary concepts connect to each other. Munger talks about having a latticework of mental models in your head that your experience hangs on. For a while, I did not know what he was talking about, but now I get it. Many ideas communicate the same things; they just have different names and cover different subjects. The idea is that things happen slowly and then suddenly, an escape velocity, a tipping point, a boiling point. All these titles reference the same idea, just within different contexts. Don't get me wrong, the context is very important and must be considered. However, the same fundamental idea is being referenced.
Eventually, as you go around and accumulate more knowledge, you begin to read about or observe certain situations and events, and you have a way of trying to get to the most fundamental level of what is happening. You try to find out what is important, what are the facts, and what really matters. You develop a new worldview. But if you fall off the wagon of learning, it can be hard to get back on. Remember, learning compounds, so all the biggest gains are at the end.

These are just some thoughts. This is one of my first essays. I'm sure I will come back to this topic. 11/23/23