"Specialization is for insects" https://t.co/81ZWw6X4ze
"experts are fake, smart generalists rule the world. everything is designed by people no smarter than you, and courage is in shorter supply than genius" - @tszzl .
specialization is for insects. humans are able to live complex lives where they can constantly recreate themselves upon finding new wisdom, knowledge, and o... See more
The distinction between generalist and specialist species is useful as a point of comparison. Generalist animals (including humans) can be less efficient, yet they are less fragile amidst change. If you can’t adapt, changes become threats instead of opportunities.
Shane Parrish • The Generalized Specialist: How Shakespeare, Da Vinci, and Kepler Excelled
Instead, it's necessary to understand how the world works and how people have been specialized to the point of general incompetence, like ants, which only know how to do one job, but do it very well; this is not human nature.