Comments - "A jack of all trades, master of none"
Nice read, Rob, and a subject close to my heart.
My take on this (and the theme of my newsletter 🙂) is that we are all generalists in some way, shape or form. It’s what we do with that curiosity that propels us to the next levels…from simply curious and interested, to generalist, multi passionate/multipotentialite, polymath.
There are some that take their learning to higher levels, satisfying their curiosity and being able to teach a class on the subject - the Polymaths. Many famous historical figures are today regarded as Polymaths - da Vinci, Plato, Nietzsche, Aristotle…they excelled and made contributions in many different fields.
As you say, there is a place for the specialist in today’s world, and we need them. But if you look at them closely they will also exhibit generalist/polymathic tendencies.
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