Polymath?

I consider myself an aspiring polymath. Now, you may wonder, "What is a polymath, and why are you an aspiring one?"

A common term for the hacking, dabbling, weekend-warrior kind of person I am (or believe myself to be) is "Jack of all trades". According to Wikipedia, the full text of the phrase is "Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one". I was considering putting "Jack of all trades" on my calling card, but I decided to seek something a little more elegant.

Wiktionary says that a polymath is "a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge". Wikipedia further establishes that polymath is a synonym for Renaissance man, "a person who excels in multiple fields, particularly in both arts and sciences".

It then says something else I believe to be true: "Few people can genuinely be called polymaths." I myself don't have extensive knowledge in everything, or even most things, but I do try. The aforementioned article suggests "philomath", meaning "seeker of knowledge", but I decided to reject this word for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's too similar to "philosophy", and those who know me well know that I'm not a big fan of philosophy. Secondly, it suggests that I like to learn. While that is the case, I generally prefer knowing something already to learning it. The knowing part is cooler than the learning part.

So, I decided upon "aspiring polymath". It says that I wish and try to be a Renaissance man without boldly (and inaccurately) professing that I already am one.

To put it another way, I know a lot of stuff about a lot of things, and I can think and speak intelligently on many topics, but by no means do I know everything I can/should/need to know. Still, I try, and I like to think I'm good at knowing things.