Range
How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
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Narrated by:
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Will Damron
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Written by:
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David Epstein
About this listen
'A gold mine of surprising insights. Makes you smarter with every page' – James Clear, bestselling author of Atomic Habits
The essential guide to improving your performance, and a powerful argument for how to succeed in any field: develop broad interests and skills while everyone around you is rushing to specialize.
Instant Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller
Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
A Financial Times Essential Read
From the ‘10,000 hours' rule to the power of tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of deliberate practice. If you only dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start.
This is completely wrong.
In this landmark book, David Epstein shows you that the way to succeed is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly and juggling interests – this is the power of developing range.
Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors and scientists, Epstein demonstrates why, in most fields. generalists, not specialists are primed to excel.
In the years since its initial release, Range has challenged the status quo, reshaped career paths and changed lives. Listen it to view the world differently.
'I loved Range' – Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Outliers and The Tipping Point
'Fascinating . . . if you're a generalist who has ever felt overshadowed by your specialist colleagues, this book is for you' – Bill Gates
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- Rahul Jagannathan
- 13-12-20
Very pertinent perspective for today's world
Every Generalist will feel good about reading this book. I thoroughly enjoyed the various arguments made across different contexts to urge people to take a systems view instead of a specific view.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-22
A life changing book
the ideas backed by research are eye opening and a must know. Every generalist as well as specialist should read it.
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- Sriram
- 28-07-21
This book is an eye opener
The author brings so many different perspectives and established stories with ease and crystal clear clarity
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- Anandha Krishnan
- 19-12-20
Thought provoking narrative
I was found that the research and the references to other sources very convincing and laid on in a very interesting flow. I found at several places feeling I agreed and could relate to what he was saying but always dismissed them as anomalies. It was quite gratifying to hear him convince you otherwise.
Lot of interesting points for people interested in teaching or the aspects of learning. I felt at first the title doesn’t tell you that it’s as much about skill building as it is about application is much wider range of fields that I had expected.
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- Sushovan
- 27-11-21
Amazing listen!
David's perspective altering book helps prove, with several real life examples, that hyper specialization is a not the only way to succeed as a professional. I'm games like chess, which have a structured progress path, sure a headstart is amazing. But in the game of Life, which is much more unstructured, a range of experiences is equally important.
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- PA
- 18-05-20
Explore exploit
The key lesson is that in age of extraordinary information, integration if more valuable than ever
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-08-20
federer over tiger any day.
loved the story, the connection to sport, the narration and the message for everyone, from parents to professionals, who are seeking answers to the questions around early specialization
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- dharmavarun
- 06-06-21
Excellent
Loved it, a good book. Author put a perfect statement comparing highly specialized people in the industry to people with wider knowledge in several industries.
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- Kamal Aakarsh
- 22-10-20
Something that reframes your thinking
This is a great book. it really reframed my thinking about specialization and experimentation, in career. A must read for everyone.
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- Jim jason
- 29-08-20
Great book
I enjoyed listening to the book and found it to be very interesting with many detailed examples
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