Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
Document Type: | Book |
---|---|
All Authors / Contributors: |
David J Epstein |
ISBN: | 9780735214507 0735214506 |
OCLC Number: | 1285258055 |
Description: | 355 pages ; 21 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction: Roger vs. Tiger -- The cult of the head start -- How the wicked world was made -- When less of the same is more -- Learning, fast and slow -- Thinking outside experience -- The trouble with too much grit -- Flirting with your possible selves -- The outsider advantage -- Lateral thinking with withered technology -- Fooled by expertise -- Learning to drop your familiar tools -- Deliberate amateurs -- Conclusion: Expanding your range. |
Responsibility: | David Epstein. |
Abstract:
Many 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. Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists, and discovered that in most fields - especially those that are complex and unpredictable - generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists juggle many interests rather than focusing on one - but they're also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't see. -- adapted from jacket.
Reviews
User-contributed reviews
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.


Tags
Add tags for "Range : why generalists triumph in a specialized world".
Be the first.