Lessons - Why You Need To Be a Specialist First

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In this Lessons episode, we delve into understanding everyday cognitive biases, self-imposed barriers, and the art of connecting knowledge.

The Case for Specialization: Dive into why specializing in a niche brings efficiency, innovation, competitive edge and builds expertise and reputation - which later enables effective cross-domain combinatorial thinking.

Finding Your Niche: Explore frameworks like the ven diagram and hedgehog concept to identify the intersection of your skills, passions and market opportunities to find your niche.

The Psychology of Specialization: Learn how mastery of a niche through deliberate practice enables automaticity, instinctual complex skills, and use of mental models like inversion and acceptation.

Specialist Identity Drives Motivation: Understand how developing a coherent identity as a specialist boosts motivation and persistence by integrating niche skills into your self-concept.

From Specialist to Combinatorial Thinker: Examine guidance on carefully broadening your scope across domains once you’ve achieved depth as a specialist, combining distinct skills to create new value.

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