From sculpting to gardening

Another way to think about this is to consider the difference between a sculptor and a gardener. A sculptor takes a block of marble and turns it into a work of art. Every line and curve in a sculpture is there because the sculptor decided to put it there with her hands.

A garden is different. A gardener can’t directly... See more

Generalists own the future

In ancient Athens, when Socrates was around, citizens were expected to be generalists. A man was a farmer, a lawyer, a defendant, a juror, a congressman, and a warrior all in one. It was a golden age of culture, and it was enabled by the generalist nature of that society. The British classicist H.D.F. Kitto wrote that the... See more