In complex, changing fields, breadth often beats early specialisation. Sampling widely builds the range to connect ideas and adapt when the rules shift.
What is why generalists win? Read the full idea →Federer played many sports before tennis; Epstein's point is that the late, broad path often wins.
Someone who tried several fields brings cross-domain insight a lifelong specialist can't.
Breakthroughs often come from people applying one field's tools to another's problem.
When the market changes, generalists pivot while narrow experts are stranded.
Early years that felt like wandering turn out to be the range that makes someone hard to replace.
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