Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World a book by David Epstein
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World a book by David Epstein
Keely Adler added
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 general... See more
Zoe • The Magpie Mind
Keely Adler added
On that note: hot off the presses is yet another study making the case that optimizing for youth sports performance undermines longer-term development. I highlight that specific theme because I think it’s the fundamental idea that runs through every page of Range (but that would have made for a less snazzy subtitle): short- and long-term developmen... See more
David Epstein • Caitlin Clark's Not-So-Surprising Childhood
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Another study on the power of generalist work
Rise of the Generalist Sources
- “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World,” David Epstein, 2019.
- “The Skillful Corporation,” McKinsey Quarterly, Five Fifty, 2018.
- “The Fastest Path to the CEO Job, According to a 10-Year Study,” Elena Lytkina Botelho, Kim Rosenkoetter Powell, and Nicole Wong, Harvard Business Review, January 31, 2018.
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Rise of the Generalist | 2023 Global Culture Report | O.C. Tanner
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Books & articles about the value of generalists
Keely Adler added
his book Range, the science writer David Epstein makes a compelling case for the benefits of being a generalist.
Brad Stulberg • Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You
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.