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Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

By David Epstein

Year Published: 2019
ISBN-13: 978-0735214484
Categories: Generalization, Specialization, Work

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…the more contexts in which something is learned, the more the learner creates abstract models, and the less they rely on any particular example.

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…for learning that is both durable (it sticks) and flexible (it can be applied broadly), fast and easy is precisely the problem.

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Struggling to generate an answer on your own, even a wrong one, enhances subsequent learning.

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Tolerating big mistakes can create the best learning opportunities.

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Used for learning, testing, including self-testing, is a very desirable difficulty.

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Struggling to retrieve information primes the brain for subsequent learning, even when the retrieval itself is unsuccessful. The struggle is real, and really useful.

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Space between practice sessions creates the hardness that enhances learning.

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For a given amount of material, learning is most efficient in the long run when it is really inefficient in the short run.

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…it is difficult to accept that the best learning road is slow, and that doing poorly now is essential for better performance later.

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Knowledge increasingly needs not merely to be durable, but also flexible – both sticky and capable of broad application.

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