Ask HN: How to actually build a multidisciplinary career by self-study?

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Traditional education is dying, I need help on how to actually build a multi-disciplinary self study curriculum

Depends on the disciplines you want to put together since courses, projects, and activities will vary significantly based on the combination.

Also the level at which you want to develop this curriculum (e.g. Undergrad, Masters etc).

I would also consider what you want as the end goal coming out after the self-study is completed? a degree? certification? These can all be factors on how robust your program will / will not be.

Can you give more guidance on what you are looking to develop?

From other humans: learn by doing by joining at least two communities of doers with open docs and a formal mechanism for good work to be identified and promoted.

"Multidisciplinary" means two different disciplines side-by-side. You could be a computer programmer and also a salesman, for example. "Transdisciplinary" or "interdiscipinary" means combining tools without regard for disciplinary boundaries. If you've ever read The Lean Startup you can see how computing and sales might be combined into one problem-solving method as opposed to being two separate functions that just happen to be done by one person.

The key to the latter is to have an interesting problem to solve and then look for methods, rather than starting with a couple of methods and then looking for a problem. So my advice to you is, figure out what problem or opportunity you want to work on. Then look for tools in any discipline that will help you.

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