r/Polymath is a subreddit with 41k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses polymath, multiple interests, learning, motivation, and advice.
This is a community for people pursuing multiple disciplines. For people who can't stop learning and connecting dots between dimensions. Ideas are more interesting when they escape their own field! We love continuing trains of thought onto different, varied tracks. Intellectual, polite discourse is required. Links to proof is encouraged. Part of the Reddit Safe Community Network.
Popular Themes in r/Polymath
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Frustrated Polymaths: What would you change about this group?"
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Need feedback for a system that I designed to manage multiple interests"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Polymath
#1
Polymath
: "how do I go from a puer aternus to a Polymath"
23 posts
#2
Multiple Interests
: "HOW DO YOU GUYS KEEP TRACK OF Multiple Interests?"
18 posts
#3
Learning
: "YouTuber attempting to learn a new skill every day — his Learning speed seems genuinely unusual"
6 posts
#4
Motivation
: "How do you motivate yourself to keep doing what you do?"
4 posts
#5
Advice
1 post
#6
Income
1 post
#7
Notes
1 post
#8
Struggles
1 post
#9
Curiosity
1 post
#10
Interest
1 post
Flair Used in r/Polymath
#1
General Discussion
: "What's an unexpected connection you've discovered between two seemingly unrelated fields?"
41 posts
#2
Higher College/Learning
: "I am unsure what to do"
6 posts
#3
Dot-Connection
: "People who were legitimently world class in two different things?"
5 posts
#4
Experiments/Surveys
: "HOW DO YOU GUYS KEEP TRACK OF MULTIPLE INTERESTS?"
5 posts
#5
About Group
: "I cannot reconcile this issue with the sub."
5 posts
#6
Career/Hobby
: "I'm not a polymath but I end up having multiple interests like last year"
5 posts
#7
Tools/Mindmaps
: "Is intellectual stimulation, the thrill of discovery impossible now?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Polymath
Yearly
+26k members(174.5%)
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Last updated: November 8, 2026