Spheres of exclusivity

I've noticed is that academic groups tend to segregate. They form spheres of exclusivity where their idiomic expressions, vocabulary, and humor is directly tied to their study. Not only are these exclusionary against newbies who must learn the verbiage in order to feel a part of the group, but it puts off people who may have interest in the subject but are put off by the isolation of the people in the subject.

The best way to become a part of more spheres is to try more activities. Also, taking varied classes helps--this is easy for me to do, as a high school student. Reading more books helps, though it is hard to find good reads that introduce you to topics. The Internet is a good way to browse and pick up knowledge. I personally enjoy surfing Wikipedia surfing because the articles are linked to one another.

It is good to be part of more spheres. It benefits you by allowing you to connect to more people and have larger social networks to tap into. The best leaders and communicators understand their followers and audience and adapt their message, and by tailoring your language to the spheres, you can understand and connect to people better.

Some spheres I can recognize:
Running: PRs, splits, and paces are common phrases here. There is, unlike the other spheres below, less vocabulary to learn. However, there are certain practices, such as stretching, warming up, interval training, and on-off cycles that have to be learned.

Music: Music, with its Italian phrases, notation, and specific way it is read, is a daunting language to learn. What is interesting is that even within music, there are conflicting branches of modern music and classical music, each with their own focus, purpose, and mindset. Of all the spheres, the musical one is probably one of the largest-encompassing.

Robotics: This is techspeak. It takes time getting used to people telling you to "jig up the piece so I can Tig it" or to "broach the hub with the three sixteenth." In addition, it takes time to learn to operate the machinery.

Chemistry: Lots of notation. Stannous hydroxide, ferric oxide, 2-dimethyl propane, cuppric-tetraphenylporphine, etc. Chemistry also introduces an abstract mindset that many are not used to.

Physics: The subject of equations. Only to a person familiar with them do the variables make sense. Below, the equation for potential energy:Biology: Anatomy is a pain to learn. Even though human anatomy is generally more accessible because people can correlate to their own body, a lot of the time the nomenclature does not make sense.

Math: Take this expression for the formal definition of a limit:

In English, it reads that "for each real ε > 0 there exists a real δ > 0 such that for all x with 0 < |x − c| < δ, we have |f(x) − L| < ε." Only in certain branches of math is this sort of complicated defining and variable manipulation common. However, in all the others there is an exactness--the answer has to be exactly on the spot or it is wrong-- that puts people off.

Programming: Not only does it consists mostly of mathematical operators, but the "sentence" structure is completely foreign. Also, to many, programming poses a completely new way of thinking that people are just not used to with its symbolic manipulation.

Literature: The vocabulary for analyzing literature isn't used widely. Words such as pastiche, deus ex machina, metonymy, enjambmen, aysndeton, and other literary devices. However, what makes literature different from the other spheres is that it appeals to the common person and that this vocabulary is not necessary for fully appreciating the prose.