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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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Our work preferences and our life preferences do not stay the same, because we do not stay the same.

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The only certainty is change, both on average as a generation ages, and within each individual.

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The precise person you are now is fleeting, just like all other people you’ve been.

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Instead of asking whether someone is gritty, we should ask when they are.

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…we learn who we are only by living, and not before.

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We learn who we are in practice, not in theory.

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…the Einstellung effect [is] a psychology term for the tendency of problem solvers to employ only familiar methods even if better ones are available.

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…for difficult challenges organizations tend toward local search. They rely on specialists in a single knowledge domain, and methods that have worked before.

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Sometimes, the home field can be so constrained that a curious outsider is truly the only one what can see the solution.

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The larger and more accessible the library of human knowledge, the more chances for inquisitive patrons to make connections at the cutting edge.

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