
David Epstein on “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World”
The Next Chapter by American Express Business Class
The Importance of Long Term Development
Short term struggles or even short term failures often end up yielding big benefits in the long term, but that you have to be really patient before those benefits can emerge. It seems like one of the underlying themes of your book, range, is that short term struggles and failure are not always a bad thing. Sometimes optimizing for the short term or getting a head start can actually undermine your long term development.
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