
Range by David J. Epstein

In his book ‘Range’, David Epstein lays out an alternative to the oft-touted ‘10,000 hours + deep expertise’ approach for crafting a career that has become our accepted wisdom. Instead what he describes is the embracing of broad learning, of continuous experimentation in different fields, of multi-disciplinary thinking and of the power that... See more
Zoe • The Magpie Mind
The challenge we all face is how to maintain the benefits of breadth, diverse experience, interdisciplinary thinking, and delayed concentration in a world that increasingly incentivizes, even demands, hyperspecialization. While it is undoubtedly true that there are areas that require individuals with Tiger’s precocity and clarity of purpose, as
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