When Generalists Are Better Than Specialists, and Vice Versa
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When Generalists Are Better Than Specialists, and Vice Versa
“when traders had the right balance and diversity of ideas in their social network, their return on investment increases 30 perfect over individual traders.” Similarly, when housing a wide variety of intel specialists directly next to members of operator teams who indirectly depended on their work, information could be communalized, and bureaucrati
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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 com
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We don't need to debate whether it's better to be a generalist or a specialist. The world needs both.
Specialists excel at zooming in. They see the details to deepen our knowledge.
Generalists excel at zooming out. They see around corners to broaden our view. https://t.co/muATPY2vUL
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In the age of AI, it’s better to know a little about a lot than a lot about a little
by Dan Shipper
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A common refrain I hear is that in the age of AI, you don’t want to be a “jack of all trades and a master
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