Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - Hardcover - VERY GOOD
Oct 17, 2023
Fantastic read- I wish there was a follow-on that delved deeper into the neuroscience of generalists.
For me, this is the most important book of my 2020 reading list. I am an unashamed polymath, generalist, and multipod, All my life I have resisted the notion of deep specialization, because it felt wrong to me. Bringing together multiple domains and finding linkages among them is where I shine personally and professionally, and how I am able to find both meaning and time to sustain so many projects. This book is full of surprises, starting with the array of famous people who became wildly successful in their areas after building broad, sometimes unrelated skills. It also describes the process of building knowledge frameworks and transferring them between domains, with tips about putting the frameworks into action.