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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
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“I try to teach people, ‘Don’t end up a clone of your thesis adviser,’” he told me. “Take your skills to a place that’s not doing the same sort of thing. Take your skills and apply them to a new problem, or take your problem and try ...more
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