"World of DaaS"

David Epstein: Never Underestimate the Generalist

Jul 26, 2022

49:38

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02:38

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01:45

How to Get Feedback Before You Quit

01:52

Introduction

2min

How Do You Find Work With High Match Quality?

3min

The Worst Forecasters in the World

2min

The Hedgehogs Are Not as Good at Predicting as Themselves

3min

Business Prediction on T Like Dries Me Nuts

2min

Why Is the Supreme Court a Good Place to Work?

2min

Is There a Difference Between Generalist and Polymath?

2min

How to Be a Great Generalist in Today's Economy

3min

The Specialist vs the Generalist

2min

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Is It Time to Replace the Specialists in the Medical Screening Industry?

3min

11.

Do You Still Need Those Integrators in Startups?

2min

12.

Are We Overvaluing Experts?

2min

13.

Putting the World Back Together Again

2min

14.

Genetic Medicine and Hypertrophy Cardemopathy

4min

15.

Non Obvious Things That You Should Be Thinking About

2min

16.

What's the Huristic to Know When to Quit?

2min

17.

How to Get Feedback Before You Quit

2min

18.

Don't Quit

3min

19.

Prostate Cancer Screening

2min

20.

The Problems With Blood Pressure Drugs

2min

21.

What Do You Think Most Sports Writers Get Wrong About Their Coverage?

2min

22.

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1min

23.

What's the Best Advice for You?

2min

David Epstein is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Range” and “The Sports Gene”.

Auren and David discuss David’s latest book Range and his counterintuitive ideas about specialization and why generalists are so powerful. They talk about why the 10,000 hours rule is overrated, how specialists get so many major predictions wrong, and how to think about talent and interest in your own career.

David also discusses some of the intricacies of genetics in medicine and gives some non-obvious advice for healthy living.

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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and David at @DavidEpstein. You can also find David’s newsletter at https://davidepstein.bulletin.com/.