11 August 2008

While Looking for a suitable Picture...

I came across the representations for face cards in a modern deck.

What it's all about.

Amidst today's modern world, the plethora of technical fields is so confusing it seems that self sufficiency is an antiquity. Fortunately there are still a select few that are by nature Jacks of All of Trades.

Jack of All Trades... A blog that simply touches anything of interest.

"Jack of all trades, master of none" is a figure of speech used in reference to a person who is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any one. The term has become a cliché and often used as an insult in its current form. Though this is only half of the quote. The full quote "Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one." is actually a compliment.

A Jack of all trades may also be a master of integration, as the individual knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner. Such a person is known as a polymath or a Renaissance man, and a typical example is someone like Leonardo da Vinci.