Samantha Postman
@SamanthaPostman
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Compulsive Noticer. Rose from welfare kid → serial entrepreneur. NOn-typical farmer’s wife. Canadian tax pro + creative. Former Polymath leader @polythinkers
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Joined January 2018
Best Advice My Doctor Gave When We Thought I Could Be Dying:
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True wisdom lies in knowing that you don't know everything. Stay humble and keep learning.
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23. If anyone insists you dull down, tell them to put sunglasses on. The world needs much more light and color, not less. Especially you.
If I could write a letter to my 22 year old self, here are some things I would share: 1. The people you look up to are nothing special, they’ve just been doing it longer. At each level of progress I’ve reached over the last 10 years, I’ve gotten to meet someone I admired. And
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Why do I feel like I have to hide my accomplishments on Twitter? Born to a teen mom, ex welfare kid, w/ likely to repeat my broken family history. I'm proud of my journey. I have an MA, B.Mgmt, 4x Founder, married 27 years & my 3 adult kids say they love me all the time.
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Don't be a "problem solver". Be a "solutionist". There is a difference. A problem solver spends a lot of time focusing on the problems. A solutionist acknowledges the problem while focusing on assessing the best solutions given the desired outcome. Be a "solutionist".
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Who cares what society says to you. Failure is the best experience teacher. Failure is the only path to success.
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Never underestimate a person who practices self- education in their free time.
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Perfect for employment for a polymath:
I can't hire fast enough at my AI transformation biz. I've never seen demand like what we're experiencing, and I refuse to lower our standard for hiring. Here are the roles we need to hire for at @tenex_labs ASAP: AI Strategist: Be the voice of our client—translate goals
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“Daddy, daddy, want my daddy!” Her tiny voice cried out through soft sobs, my 2-year-old granddaughter in the backseat on our way to the nature park. She’s her daddy’s heart, his little shadow. She’d have a great adventure and then curl into his arms in a few hours. As a
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If you'd like a free pass to this one virtual event. Message me. Today, Friday Sept 12, 2025 1 pm EDT - 11am MDT - 6 pm BST
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Excited to share that I’ll be on stage alongside @MichaelJGelb (17x author, speaker, innovator) and Dan Futrell (founder of Polymath Univeristy), at an upcoming Ideas Festival hosted by LIS: The London Interdisciplinary School and @DaVinciNetwork. Together, we’ll explore what it
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May your flame turn into a movement of fire. RIP: Charlie Kirk
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One of the best live talks we had on the differences of Specialist, Generalists and Polymaths.
Super-learning: Specialists, Generalists vs Polymaths Host: @SamanthaPostman Super-learner Co-Hosts: @GeorgeSilverman
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@DoctorM_DO Join us for conversations about generalists, specialists vs the renaissance men/women approach.
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A well-lived life comes at a cost — but it’s worth the price.
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Polymaths:
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If you aren't making self-improvement a top priority, every single day, you will not see your life improve.
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Reframe: If you embarrass easily, It will imprison your potential.
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I truly wish this wasn’t true… It’s enraging that the very people we entrust to protect our public good interests, exploit us for their corrupt personal interests.
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The future belongs to polymathics.
going forward every company will have 1 "creative prompt-engineer" that can do literally everything... graphics, video, web, whatever is needed jack of all trades types are gonna win
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Wronged people who find a way to become whole are the most inspiring.
Among the most profound parts of Christianity is the idea that brokenness can lay the foundation for beauty. Think of a once-shattered pot that’s been stitched back together with gold, where the cracks aren’t hidden but highlighted. This redemption story is a through-line of
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