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Week 51: Do Not Specialize
> Should you become a specialist or a generalist? In a previouspost, I argued that unless you were a genius or a polymath like Leonardo Da Vinci, you should specialize.
Should you become a specialist or a generalist? In a previouspost, I argued that unless you were a genius or a polymath like Leonardo Da Vinci, you should specialize. If you are normal, it will take you a long time to become good enough at something to be able to innovate or add value in any meaningful way, or to have an edge over others who are doing the same thing.
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