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David Epstein: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (2019) 4 stars

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is a 2019 book by David Epstein …

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4 stars

Really well written look at a the relationship between early, late, and lack of specialization(appropriately) in a wide array of topics and professions. David covers a lot of ground, and a lot of different aspects of the specialization vs interdisciplinary integration schools of thought and while he certainly argues categorically in favor of a more generalized approach to education, play, and research, he doesn't dismiss any of the nuance in his discussion, nor does he disregard the need for specialization(rather arguing that fetishistic the notion of an early start in a single specialized track can be damaging when it becomes the norm).


8.5/10