At the end of this post, I discuss what I learned from the book and my take and opinions on this subject. I highly recommend you read this book, and make your own mind about it. The book clearly communicates the dangers of overstating/overemphasizing hyperspecialization and the benefits of being an effective generalist, but there aren't actionable lessons on how to go about that. Out of the 14 chapters I only provide highlights from 5 chapters. To keep my post short and manageable, I left out majority of my highlights. I think it would be better to remove 3-4 chapters toward the end. The book could have been sweeter had it been shorter. I thought I learned a lot from the book, and I was only at Chapter 5. It is 12 chapters, in addition to introduction and conclusion. The book was a very good read, but it is long, at 351 pages. In this book, he does that to the popularization of the grit research results and the 10,000 hour rule results.
Epstein doesn't refrain from questioning the validity of popular understanding and beliefs.
The notes at the end of the book take the last 30% of the book. He always goes to the source and reads many journal papers as part of his research. Epstein is very careful and diligent with his research. Epstein's previous book was "Sports Gene". 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."Īnother thing that drew me to the book is the author. They're also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't spy from deep in their hyperfocused trenches. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. discovered that in most fields-especially those that are complex and unpredictable-generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. "If you take a closer look at the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, you'll find that early specialization is the exception, not the rule. I got drawn to this book due to its interesting and controversial title: "Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World".
This is a very recent book, released on May 28, 2019.
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