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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.
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##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##Don't feel behind.
评分近1年商业/社科最佳。给了非常多案例讨论了：10000h什么时候是不必要的（late-specialization），是否应该转专业/转行（match quality+个人成长），什么时候data-driven的文化是有害的，不同问题/领域（类比思维+问题结构分析）如何移植经验，都很有启发. 最重要的是给了希望转变、没有很早确定目标的人信心 —— don't feel behind. 遗憾的是没有给specialization更多的讨论，e.g. 在什么时候specialize是必要的，什么时候generalize是好的，这样整个话题会更全面、客观
评分##“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##剖析了很多大家习以为常的理论，提供了不同的见解。
评分##这本书从一月读到四月，一开始觉得很棒，给我了新的启发，range maybe better than hyperspecialization and do not feel lag behind 但是一整本书翻来覆去的将案例就有点说教了 but still, it inspired me and mitigated my anxiety.
评分##[有声书] 标题和副标题多少有点简单粗暴地点出“成为通才”的主题，而且书中的例子全都是能力过人的个人（诺贝尔奖得主体育明星古典音乐名人等等），所以很难说普通人若是把成为专才的精力和机会花在成为全才上面，是否是一个正确的选择。不过具体到每个章节，有意思的观点很多，尤其是引用的一些研究。个人收获比较大的在于：学生评价跟学生之后在该专业的表现成反比，有效学习必须是“痛苦的”；专业训练让学生都太“专”了，以至于一些测试解决问题能力的研究发现学生无法高屋建瓴地提炼出精髓、获得真正解决问题的能力；专家会受到自己专业知识的限制；越是背景各异的团队，越能有创新的可能；创新也可以是有效整合已有的来解决新问题（这一点我觉得现在RStudio在做的很多很切合这个描述）。个人觉得“专”放在第一，“通”是锦上添花。
评分##“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##用 pss.plus 读完。例子篇幅太长。
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