Range: Why Generalists Triumph by David Epstein | Book Club

Full Title: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Pages to read: 270
ISBN: 9780735214484 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780735214491 (Edition I am Using)

While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•Why promote early specialization?
•What do late starts do?
•What does it mean to have range of knowledge or skills?
•What are kind learning environments?
•What are wicked domains?
•Who wields the appropriate solutions?
•Why does specialization create opportunities for outsiders?
•What are experts good at?
•What is the purpose of a sampling period?
•How does having more insider’s information about a problem impact views?
•How do experts and non-expert’s adept to new situations?
•What is the impact of abstract thinking?
•What are some learning techniques?
•What is the Moravec’s paradox? (Role of machines.)
•What are tests for?
•What is the end of history illusion?
•What is the difference between hedge hogs and foxes? (Expert mind-sets.)
•How does becoming more urban (modernizing) change the way people think?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.

My Review of the Book:
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Summary from Goodreads:
What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think.

Plenty of 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. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.

David Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields--especially those that are complex and unpredictable--generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They're also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't see.

Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. 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.