Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David EpsteinMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Hooter: The case for specialisation versus generalisation in terms of skills
Starting with Tiger Woods who was born to be a golfer to Roger Federer who dabbled around before going down the path of tennis and both are very much legends in their domains. The author sets the case for generalists being equally successful if not more to specialists who meet the philosophy of 10,000 hours which Outliers had promoted years earlier. Whilst there are some interesting stories, the book doesn't grab my attention through out and key takeaways for anyone planning to skip the book is - It is never too late to go down a path you are interested in (and I feel we have enough examples in today's world) and that if we treated careers like dating - we wouldn't settle down so easily.
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