
Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Creativity researcher Dean Keith Simonton
David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
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.
(Journalist) David Epstein • Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World


Perhaps one of the best books I read this year.
The idea of range is nuanced, not an excuse to get distracted.
The idea that breadth of experience with purposeful depth can lead to learning across multiple domains is pretty phenomenal. 
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