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AuthorDavid J. Epstein
PublisherRiverhead Books
Publication dateMay 28, 2019
Print length351 pages
Customer Reviews4.6 out of 5 stars / 6,240 ratings
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The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking: as seen/heard on Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Rich Roll, and more.

Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

"The most important business—and parenting—book of the year." —Forbes

"Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance." —Daniel H. Pink

"So much crucial and revelatory information about performance, success, and education." —Susan Cain, bestselling author of Quiet

"As David Epstein shows us, cultivating range prepares us for the wickedly unanticipated… a well-supported and smoothly written case on behalf of breadth and late starts." —Wall Street Journal

Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.

David Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They're also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't see.

Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.

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Specialized skills are usually trainable or teachable while broad "soft" skills often take years to develop and hone, or some are just natural at. Being a generalist makes you more adaptable and focus on the fundamental skills that are far too often overlooked by employers. I'll take an untrained employee with strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills over a technically inclined one with weak people skills 10 times out of 10.
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I haven't read the book, but the title is provocative. I've found that being a generalist can be very detrimental to your career. It seems employers typically demand very specific skills with years of experience to back them up.
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein

Words I live by every day.
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JeffMerr
01-20-2022 at 08:26 PM.
01-20-2022 at 08:26 PM.
This is an excellent book and really sucked me in after the first chapter or two.
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iamnothim
01-20-2022 at 08:37 PM.
01-20-2022 at 08:37 PM.
Quote from politewonderkid :
i hope this book doesn't specifically address a topic then?

No, and it uses a range of examples. See... I complemented your bad pun/joke with another bad pun/joke. This is a good book, by the way.
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jeffricks2051
01-20-2022 at 11:07 PM.
01-20-2022 at 11:07 PM.
It's really easy to prove generalizations and platitudes using generalizations and platitudes, but that doesn't make him wrong. Just doesn't gaurentee any wisdom.

The best thing I can say about his premise, is by leaving the this saying when it is written out fully.

"A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one."

I don't know though. The guy looks like he has only left his inner world once and triumphed using a straw.
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psalm1444
01-20-2022 at 11:18 PM.
01-20-2022 at 11:18 PM.
This book is excellent and definitely worth reading and applying - for parents and college students especially. It'll be a massive waste of time and its advice doesn't apply for the non curious, "generalizations are never helpful" fallacy-wielding, super life experienced, know-everything's. In all seriousness, this is a book this siloed, non-entrepreneurial educational world needs.
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01-20-2022 at 11:39 PM.
01-20-2022 at 11:39 PM.
Quote from bobthemagicmoose :
I read a few chapters of it. If you enjoy Malcolm Gladwell you will enjoy this, they have similar style. The author relies heavily on anecdotes and I was never convinced of the conclusions he draws from the stories.
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I have the same issue with Gadwell.
Same here. The hand-picked examples and anecdotes in these Gladwell-type books are interesting and can be thought-provoking, but any generalizations or concrete conclusions are unconvincing.
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MadmanJoe
01-21-2022 at 12:28 AM.
01-21-2022 at 12:28 AM.
Quote from skywalker24 :
Specialized skills are usually trainable or teachable while broad "soft" skills often take years to develop and hone, or some are just natural at. Being a generalist makes you more adaptable and focus on the fundamental skills that are far too often overlooked by employers. I'll take an untrained employee with strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills over a technically inclined one with weak people skills 10 times out of 10.

I've done Workforce and Economic Development for well over 20 years. I've worked with research firms to survey employers from small enterprise to global corporations, and your thoughts are shared by a large number of them. This is across many industries and sectors. I believe that increasingly there is broader recognition of these concepts.

Might be an interesting read. Thanks OP👍!
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01-21-2022 at 01:04 AM.
01-21-2022 at 01:04 AM.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein

Words I live by every day.
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01-21-2022 at 02:26 AM.
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Epstein is still alive?

He lives in Argentina.
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01-21-2022 at 03:22 AM.
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Quote from Shock96 :
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein

Words I live by every day.

That should be your bucket list.
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01-21-2022 at 03:56 AM.
01-21-2022 at 03:56 AM.
Quote from Deal Hound :
I haven't read the book, but the title is provocative. I've found that being a generalist can be very detrimental to your career. It seems employers typically demand very specific skills with years of experience to back them up.

Read the book. It's really good, well-supported, and well-argued.
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01-21-2022 at 04:38 AM.
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein

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Words I die by every day.
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01-21-2022 at 04:42 AM.
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echoing others: great book, worth a read
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batavoosh
01-21-2022 at 05:51 AM.
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Quote from Deal Hound :
I haven't read the book, but the title is provocative. I've found that being a generalist can be very detrimental to your career. It seems employers typically demand very specific skills with years of experience to back them up.
This, I'm on the lower end of the skills / career spectrum. No one wants anything but a clone of the existing people already doing the job, they just need more people. I think most of the self help/ career boost and these kind of books are meant for a small slice of society.
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Specialized skills are usually trainable or teachable while broad "soft" skills often take years to develop and hone, or some are just natural at. Being a generalist makes you more adaptable and focus on the fundamental skills that are far too often overlooked by employers. I'll take an untrained employee with strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills over a technically inclined one with weak people skills 10 times out of 10.
I take it you have the budget to attract and retain these types.
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I haven't read the book, but the title is provocative. I've found that being a generalist can be very detrimental to your career. It seems employers typically demand very specific skills with years of experience to back them up.

It looks like your specialized skill is being able to post first in slickdeals threads!
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