David Epstein explains why and how generalists tend to achieve more.
You'll Learn:
How focusing on short-term improvement can undermine long-term development Pro-tips for breaking through your learning plateaus The benefits of becoming a jack-of-all-trades
About David:
David Epstein is the author of the book
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and the top 10
New York Times bestseller
The Sports Gene. He was previously a science and investigative reporter at
ProPublica, and prior to that a senior writer at
Sports Illustrated. His writing has been honored widely.
David has his master’s degrees in environmental science and journalism, and is reasonably sure he’s the only person to have co-authored a paper in the journal of
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research while a writer at
Sports Illustrated.
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http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep453
