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“Range is an urgent and important book, an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. Pink
What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think.
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.
用户评价
##“想要相信 或者 我已经相信了” 这样是不对的，这本书大量引用Khaneman，不如直接去读Khaneman，现阶段对我无appeal | 大致略读 文中材料不新（10yr+）例子局限 作者本身是个reportor不是科学家
评分##3.5
评分##2019.11.25 不喜欢读心灵鸡汤/职场/功利性的书。但是这本全不是。当初吸引到我的原因，大概看了一个介绍，说它批判早教，grit，批判固化职业... 读完以后激动不已，到处安利。里面讲的东西我100%认可。只是为什么自己笃定的东西，非要在书上读了才有底气坚持呢？ “We learn who we are only by living, and not before.“
评分##"Mental meandering and personal experimentation are sources of power, and head starts are overrated"
评分##3.5
评分##讲的是通才和专才的取舍关系，当前世界的技能格局，以及通才的技能策略
评分##Finished 10/12 chapters. A great challenge to 10k hour rule and don't be afraid of falling behind. When match quality isn’t good, quitting is a better way out to seek other options you feel passionate about where grit and perseverance are in the way of ‘quitting’. Van Gogh and self-discovery of rare genetic disease example
评分##不必看，很失望。
评分##Outliers的作者做了首页推荐，其实两本书的观点并不矛盾，综合起来看，个人成长应尽可能拓展知识宽度和经历的丰富性（range)，找到真正的兴趣点和专长之后再集中精力出成就，先前探索的过程也不会被浪费，有range的成就反而可能会更大。只给三颗星是因为作者很多观点挺好，但论证过程太多例子看着重复且累
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