Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Unabridged) Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Unabridged)

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking: as seen/heard on CNN, Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Rich Roll, and more.

Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

“I love this idea [RANGE], because I think of myself as a jack of all trades.” — Fareed Zakaria, CNN

  
“The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes

“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. Pink  

“As David Epstein shows us, cultivating range prepares us for the wickedly unanticipated… a well-supported and smoothly written case on behalf of breadth and late starts.” —Wall Street Journal

Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you’ll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world’s top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.    

David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They’re also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see.

Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.

GENRE
Nonfiction
NARRATOR
WD
Will Damron
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
10:46
hr min
RELEASED
2019
May 28
PUBLISHER
Penguin Audio
SIZE
665.3
MB

Customer Reviews

Jillhope7 ,

An Instant Classic

This was the best book I’ve read this year. So relevant and interesting. I actually bought the hard copy so I could reread certain excerpts. The audiobook is read by the author, and he does an excellent job. I just bought The Sports Gene as well and can’t wait to get started.

Cocky31 ,

Great listen

Really took quite a few lessons away from this. Good listen!

Stimpy232000 ,

Very interesting

Extremely interesting read of how much we benefit in unexpected ways from being more well rounded

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