In episode 392, I speak with Dr. Sheldon Greaves, author of The Guerrilla Scholar's Handbook. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley while living and working in Silicon Valley during the dot.com boom. Pursuing his doctorate on a shoestring while indulging other interests, he developed a different approach to a life of the mind. Throughout his long and varied career, Sheldon has used the tools of “guerrilla scholarship” to do interesting intellectual work outside of academia. The Guerrilla Scholar's Handbook is part how-to, part memoir, and part manifesto that celebrates the pleasures and perils of the independent life of the mind. It also endorses communal learning as a way of strengthening and enlivening society at a time when the very idea of education and expertise is under siege. This is an awesome paradigm shifting conversation.
What if tapping into your genius begins with following your curiosity, challenging your assumptions, and giving yourself permission to learn?
In this episode of The Wellness Puzzle Podcast, I speak with Dr. Sheldon Greaves, author of The Guerrilla Scholar’s Handbook, for an inspiring conversation about the possibilities of a curious mind.
Sheldon earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley while living and working in Silicon Valley during the dot.com boom. Pursuing his doctorate on a shoestring, while exploring interests beyond his formal studies, helped him develop a different approach to learning—one he calls “guerrilla scholarship”.
Throughout his long and varied career, Sheldon has used this approach to pursue meaningful intellectual work outside academia. His book is part how-to, part memoir, and part manifesto, celebrating the pleasures and challenges of an independent life of the mind.
Together, we explore the value of curiosity, the freedom to pursue ideas beyond traditional educational pathways, and the power of learning with others. At a time when education and expertise are increasingly challenged, Sheldon makes a compelling case for communal learning as a way to strengthen connection and enliven society.
This conversation invites you to reconsider what it means to be a scholar, recognise your capacity to learn, and tap into the genius that curiosity can unlock.
An awesome, paradigm-shifting conversation, not to be missed.
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