Yudit Polgar, from Hungary, is the first female to win the world mixed challenge against many grandmasters. Her father started her playing pawn wars at age four and she would become the youngest grandmaster in the world overall. David Epstein argues that intense specialization only works in kind of learning environments where patterns repeat over and over. He says when we leave that kind of controlled environment, the advantage of intense specialization evaporates.
You know Malcolm Gladwell's “10,000-Hour Rule.” But did you know that, according to David Epstein, it doesn't work? That's what Epstein argues in his new book, “Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World.” In this episode, Malcolm Gladwell talks with Epstein about why a broad range of experiences in life is actually the best way to find success.