How to be a polymath

How to be a polymath

From Riskgaming by Lux Capital

November 19, 2025 · 40 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the balance between perfectionism and creativity with guest Uri Bram, who shares his experiences and insights on various projects.

Everyone loves a good Renaissance man or woman, but it’s hard to do it all with tenacity and verve. There’s also the constant balance between perfectionism and dilettantism — how long should you keep refining a project versus just bringing it to a close? For those of us prone to procrastination, even asking that question might prompt a delay.That’s why I am excited to bring my good friend Uri Bram on the podcast this week. He’s written a book on Bayes’ theory, has been a publisher of a very successful online newsletter , has hosted olfactory gallery parties, and he just published his first party game called Person Do Thing inspired by trying to order vegan food at a restaurant in Thailand. In short, he’s constantly experimenting with new forms of media and ways to bring people together.Together with host Danny Crichton , we talk about perfectionism and whether it helps or hurts creativity; Uri’s experience playing Riskgaming ; his new game; communications and the curse of knowledge problems; using Amazon as a social networking tool; and his recent viral blog post, “21 Facts About Hosting Parties.”

People in this episode

Host: Danny Crichton

Guest: Uri Bram

Topics covered

  • polymath
  • creativity
  • perfectionism
  • game design
  • social networking
  • experimentation

Keywords

  • polymath
  • creativity
  • perfectionism
  • game design
  • social networking
  • Uri Bram
  • Danny Crichton
  • Riskgaming
  • Person Do Thing
  • Thailand

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, Riskgaming

Products: Person Do Thing

Books & works: 21 Facts About Hosting Parties

Places: Thailand

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