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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.
用戶評價
##大概三章就能講明白的道理，車軲轆話不停地說，反復地說……
評分##莫名適閤我這種美其名曰「思想上的巨人，行動上的矮子」一天到晚不務正業，時間幾乎全用來讀各種類型閑書，還愣是自我感覺良好的我本人。讀完這本書可不得瞭，我腰闆挺得更直瞭，原來我還是“通纔”呢？ 不過講真，若你有事業上的睏擾（如轉行/跳槽等）那不妨讀讀看，還是很能振奮人心的。另外感覺對於教育小孩也會有用，起碼可以減輕父母與孩子雙方一些不必要的焦慮。畢竟我都想穿越迴我小時候把這本書發給我爸媽一人一本。 美中不足之處是例子未免舉太多，一個觀點被拿來翻來覆去的講，有嚴重注水嫌疑。
評分##剖析瞭很多大傢習以為常的理論，提供瞭不同的見解。
評分##"Mental meandering and personal experimentation are sources of power, and head starts are overrated"
評分##full of stories that are bit too verbose to explain simple concepts.. finished 5 chapters (1) sampling before settling (2) analogical thinking (3) narrow-minded/biases due to narrow field
評分##不必看，很失望。
評分##這本書從一月讀到四月，一開始覺得很棒，給我瞭新的啓發，range maybe better than hyperspecialization and do not feel lag behind 但是一整本書翻來覆去的將案例就有點說教瞭 but still, it inspired me and mitigated my anxiety.
評分##David Epstein
評分近1年商業/社科最佳。給瞭非常多案例討論瞭：10000h什麼時候是不必要的（late-specialization），是否應該轉專業/轉行（match quality+個人成長），什麼時候data-driven的文化是有害的，不同問題/領域（類比思維+問題結構分析）如何移植經驗，都很有啓發. 最重要的是給瞭希望轉變、沒有很早確定目標的人信心 —— don't feel behind. 遺憾的是沒有給specialization更多的討論，e.g. 在什麼時候specialize是必要的，什麼時候generalize是好的，這樣整個話題會更全麵、客觀
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