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The Future of Generalist Work
Britt Gage • 60 cards
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
Tim Ferriss, in his short video on whether you should specialize or be a generalist, he says he often gets asked the question, and I quite liked his answer: you should be a “specialized generalist.”
Patrick Tanguay • Generalists
Often times, when there’s a discussion about generalists, the words “bridge” or “translator” will pop-up.
Patrick Tanguay • Generalists
A generalizing specialist has a core competency which they know a lot about. At the same time, they are always learning and have a working knowledge of other areas. While a generalist has roughly the same knowledge of multiple areas, a generalizing specialist has one deep area of expertise and a few shallow ones. We have the option of developing a ... See more
Shane Parrish • The Generalized Specialist: How Shakespeare, Da Vinci, and Kepler Excelled
Generalist resources
Nola Simon • 3 cards
Our greatest strength is the exact opposite of narrow specialization. It is the ability to integrate broadly.
David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Essentialists are guilty of “stacking.” This is the practice of learning one thing about a person, then making a whole series of further assumptions about that person.