Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Highly illuminating

I didn't think much of this book initially. I found out about this from a friend and the topic intrigued me but didn't interest me enough to read. I did read it and I am glad I did.

This book explains–with lots of powerful examples–something that I couldn't point to or express clearly. I have not cared significantly about specializing or generalizing mainly because generalizing has not been a sought-after activity anyway. It just has existed as an activity that describes “not specializing”. This book gives us this tool, this word, that makes not specializing a deliberate act. And that is the reason this book is so impactful.

Read this book. I feel the stories sometimes stretch intolerably but I feel glad having understood the stories deeply, as much as you can from words on a screen.