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David Epstein on Range

The Great Antidote

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Is Specialization Overrated?

The full title of the book is range why generalists triumph in a specialized world. It makes the case that specialization is maybe overrated and how really generalists are also awesome I like this narrative you start by outlining two athletic success stories side by side. One follows the generalist path and the other follows the specialist path can you tell us these stories and how they represent the two paths? We'll get into that because obviously this is related to what we're gonna be talking about today.

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