The Big Idea: The most successful people are generally renaissance people, who know a lot about a lot.

• Our brains are simulation machines.
• Jet pilots do not start learning by doing, they start in a simulator.
• Learn by reading, not by trial and error.
• Today, it is not very rewarding to be a renaissance person.
• People in the past used to look up to renaissance people.
• Top business people are generally renaissance people.
• George Lucas used to read everything he could about a wide variety of subjects.
• George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
• Be eclectic in your interests.
• Don’t read every book, only read the best books in each category.
• Rousseau read over 200 books before writing his first book.
• Learn how to play an instrument.
• Learn a foreign language.
• Know your history.
• Know some art/literature/architecture.
• Being able to discuss many subjects lets you connect with more people.
• Being a renaissance, well-rounded man is not the same as being a jack of all trades.
• The world is too competitive to be good at only one thing.
• The middle of a forest is bare compared to the edge of the forest.
• The most innovation comes at the convergence of different disciplines.

Tai Lopez is an entrepreneur, investor, and blogger who runs an awesome online book club. 67 Steps is a lecture series teaching how to be successful in health, wealth, love, and happiness.  I’m a big fan.