The advantages of generalists

I wrote a story about multi-tasking earlier. This time I will build on that idea and look at diverse tasks and interests in a longer time frame.

We are inclined to organize our perception around categories. When evaluating people one of the main categories is their profession. Standard pathways of career development are focused on early and narrow specialization. The book Range makes an account against early specialization. I will illustrate the advantages available to people with broad skills. I will also point to possible pitfalls of the generalist approach and offer tips on…