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David Epstein: Curiosity as a Calling S2 E11

Meditations with Zohar

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The Challenge of Over-Optimizing for Optionality

Is there such a thing as too much generalism in the way that there could be too much narrowness? How would you know then when you've sort of over-optimized for optionality rather than picking something to focus on and commit to? I definitely think that's a real challenge and a real possibility. You can end up just sort of bouncing around forever and kind of having no coherence to your journey.

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