generalists are just as valuable as specialists, especially in a popularity contest context where the national direction DEPENDS on making SURE the candidates with the highest values and wisest strategies get as much targeted feedback as their egos can take, but thank you for being willing to debate
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
generalists are just as valuable as specialists, especially in a popularity contest context where the national direction DEPENDS on making SURE the candidates with the highest values and wisest strategies get as much targeted feedback as their egos can take, but thank you for being willing to debate
This week, our featured book is David Epstein's 'Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World'.
Think success comes from specialising early? Epstein flips that myth on its head, showing how dabblers and idea-mixers often prevail.
See eloquentshelf.com/summary/range
#bigideas
Think success comes from specialising early? Epstein flips that myth on its head, showing how dabblers and idea-mixers often prevail.
See eloquentshelf.com/summary/range
#bigideas
Eloquent Shelf | Range
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller. As featured on Diary of a CEO.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This week, our featured book is David Epstein's 'Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World'.
Think success comes from specialising early? Epstein flips that myth on its head, showing how dabblers and idea-mixers often prevail.
See eloquentshelf.com/summary/range
#bigideas
Think success comes from specialising early? Epstein flips that myth on its head, showing how dabblers and idea-mixers often prevail.
See eloquentshelf.com/summary/range
#bigideas
One thing that I dislike about constant commission begging spam is... there is no distinct "trademark" from the people who swarm you begging for commissions. In that there real thing that is specifically "them" in their art, they are almost all entirely generalists. 1/6
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One thing that I dislike about constant commission begging spam is... there is no distinct "trademark" from the people who swarm you begging for commissions. In that there real thing that is specifically "them" in their art, they are almost all entirely generalists. 1/6
…Bretonnians where you have to be really really careful about where and when you charge and get stuck in, Guard and Empire where I’ve got a gunline and expendable troops but that’s not really the point is it, Battle Sisters which are pure generalists, and Ogres which are… Ogres.
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
…Bretonnians where you have to be really really careful about where and when you charge and get stuck in, Guard and Empire where I’ve got a gunline and expendable troops but that’s not really the point is it, Battle Sisters which are pure generalists, and Ogres which are… Ogres.
Completely agree!
Reading the book 'Rage: Why Generalists Triumph in a World of Specialization' really made the case for having an openness that comes from learning many things and combining those insights to make new solutions. And while AI is useful, it still lacks cross-functional creativity.
Reading the book 'Rage: Why Generalists Triumph in a World of Specialization' really made the case for having an openness that comes from learning many things and combining those insights to make new solutions. And while AI is useful, it still lacks cross-functional creativity.
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Completely agree!
Reading the book 'Rage: Why Generalists Triumph in a World of Specialization' really made the case for having an openness that comes from learning many things and combining those insights to make new solutions. And while AI is useful, it still lacks cross-functional creativity.
Reading the book 'Rage: Why Generalists Triumph in a World of Specialization' really made the case for having an openness that comes from learning many things and combining those insights to make new solutions. And while AI is useful, it still lacks cross-functional creativity.
Hello game dev blue sky, I am making a list of all of the roles I can think of in game development, but I know I am missing quite a few. Please reply with some roles I have missed or anything you can think of! #gamedev
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hello game dev blue sky, I am making a list of all of the roles I can think of in game development, but I know I am missing quite a few. Please reply with some roles I have missed or anything you can think of! #gamedev
In almost all CDN jurisdictions our ethical obligations require us to place paramountcy on the public welfare.
Voluntarily ceding SME responsibility for engineered systems to a group of non-SME generalists is a serious abdication from that paramount obligation.
Practically, the adoption of that
Voluntarily ceding SME responsibility for engineered systems to a group of non-SME generalists is a serious abdication from that paramount obligation.
Practically, the adoption of that
November 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In almost all CDN jurisdictions our ethical obligations require us to place paramountcy on the public welfare.
Voluntarily ceding SME responsibility for engineered systems to a group of non-SME generalists is a serious abdication from that paramount obligation.
Practically, the adoption of that
Voluntarily ceding SME responsibility for engineered systems to a group of non-SME generalists is a serious abdication from that paramount obligation.
Practically, the adoption of that
This is the whole “hacking Conway’s law” thing. If a team of 3 hires a specialist the project will be heavily weighted towards that specialty, so they look for generalists.
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This is the whole “hacking Conway’s law” thing. If a team of 3 hires a specialist the project will be heavily weighted towards that specialty, so they look for generalists.
The fact that R Corp II only requires the books of the generic soldiers instead of the pack leaders to enter it is such good game design its baffling
Same devs who locked the best generalists in the tier behind a 7 stage boss fight btw
Same devs who locked the best generalists in the tier behind a 7 stage boss fight btw
November 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The fact that R Corp II only requires the books of the generic soldiers instead of the pack leaders to enter it is such good game design its baffling
Same devs who locked the best generalists in the tier behind a 7 stage boss fight btw
Same devs who locked the best generalists in the tier behind a 7 stage boss fight btw
is essential to an informed electorate — especially in an era of crisis and disruption.
Many reporters working today are generalists, jumping from story to story across very different fields. That has been my role for much of my career. And it has its benefits; a fresh perspective
Many reporters working today are generalists, jumping from story to story across very different fields. That has been my role for much of my career. And it has its benefits; a fresh perspective
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
is essential to an informed electorate — especially in an era of crisis and disruption.
Many reporters working today are generalists, jumping from story to story across very different fields. That has been my role for much of my career. And it has its benefits; a fresh perspective
Many reporters working today are generalists, jumping from story to story across very different fields. That has been my role for much of my career. And it has its benefits; a fresh perspective
conditions might easily promote the transmission of a precursor between widely-varying species of mammals, especially with intermittent transmission occurring between farms. To some extent it might select for generalists capable of transmission between more varied species of hosts due to more...
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
conditions might easily promote the transmission of a precursor between widely-varying species of mammals, especially with intermittent transmission occurring between farms. To some extent it might select for generalists capable of transmission between more varied species of hosts due to more...
Christopher Laingen, Eastern Illinois University, dives deep on challenges for regional geography. We need to understand where we live—understand the big picture—now more than ever.
Can Academia be relevant for generalists? Sounds like a Midwest thing to me.
Can Academia be relevant for generalists? Sounds like a Midwest thing to me.
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Christopher Laingen, Eastern Illinois University, dives deep on challenges for regional geography. We need to understand where we live—understand the big picture—now more than ever.
Can Academia be relevant for generalists? Sounds like a Midwest thing to me.
Can Academia be relevant for generalists? Sounds like a Midwest thing to me.
Even the generalists at those companies tend to not know public frameworks. A senior engineer at meta might not know fast API (and instead know some HHVM stuff) and they will initially be slower to convert over to other tools.
By slower, I mean like a week. Not meaningful.
By slower, I mean like a week. Not meaningful.
November 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Even the generalists at those companies tend to not know public frameworks. A senior engineer at meta might not know fast API (and instead know some HHVM stuff) and they will initially be slower to convert over to other tools.
By slower, I mean like a week. Not meaningful.
By slower, I mean like a week. Not meaningful.
These qualities are more important than domain experience in a candidate with good systems perspective and enthusiasm for assimilating new knowledge.
Systems that use #ai to filter resumes will automatically exclude these genius generalists get the round file every time.
Systems that use #ai to filter resumes will automatically exclude these genius generalists get the round file every time.
Warren Buffett once said:
"You are only looking for 3 qualities in people (you hire): Enthusiasm, Intelligence, and Integrity."
Recognizing all 3 in a candidate is something special. Recognizing that they are also coachable and eager to learn is amazingly rare as well.
"You are only looking for 3 qualities in people (you hire): Enthusiasm, Intelligence, and Integrity."
Recognizing all 3 in a candidate is something special. Recognizing that they are also coachable and eager to learn is amazingly rare as well.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These qualities are more important than domain experience in a candidate with good systems perspective and enthusiasm for assimilating new knowledge.
Systems that use #ai to filter resumes will automatically exclude these genius generalists get the round file every time.
Systems that use #ai to filter resumes will automatically exclude these genius generalists get the round file every time.
Generalists are replaceable. Specialists are irreplaceable. Pick your lane and own it completely.
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Generalists are replaceable. Specialists are irreplaceable. Pick your lane and own it completely.
It feels like we're investing less and less in deep human learning. Real #learning requires uninterrupted time, and current #work culture is trying to eliminate that. What is the long-term cost of building armies of generalists that only understand tech skin deep?
#WorkCulture #DeepWork #Expertise
#WorkCulture #DeepWork #Expertise
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It feels like we're investing less and less in deep human learning. Real #learning requires uninterrupted time, and current #work culture is trying to eliminate that. What is the long-term cost of building armies of generalists that only understand tech skin deep?
#WorkCulture #DeepWork #Expertise
#WorkCulture #DeepWork #Expertise
it's really the same cycle on repeat
access journalists and affluent engagement podcast generalists are not reliable narrators
access journalists and affluent engagement podcast generalists are not reliable narrators
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
it's really the same cycle on repeat
access journalists and affluent engagement podcast generalists are not reliable narrators
access journalists and affluent engagement podcast generalists are not reliable narrators
all of the solid food gets fed to the larvae, and I think they're ultra-generalists, so they'll probably like it
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
all of the solid food gets fed to the larvae, and I think they're ultra-generalists, so they'll probably like it
some operate more individually, some more in groups, some are more, some are less insightful, some are more, some less delirious, some are specialists, some are generalists, etcetera.
and, what's more: many of all those many have left behind traces on the internet.
and, what's more: many of all those many have left behind traces on the internet.
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
some operate more individually, some more in groups, some are more, some are less insightful, some are more, some less delirious, some are specialists, some are generalists, etcetera.
and, what's more: many of all those many have left behind traces on the internet.
and, what's more: many of all those many have left behind traces on the internet.
..specialty rather than making them all generalists.
The results are stunning: 2x faster training while matching or even beating dense attention performance. They essentially solved what the paper calls "the fundamental conflict" in LLM design by eliminating redundancy at its source..
(4/6)
The results are stunning: 2x faster training while matching or even beating dense attention performance. They essentially solved what the paper calls "the fundamental conflict" in LLM design by eliminating redundancy at its source..
(4/6)
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
..specialty rather than making them all generalists.
The results are stunning: 2x faster training while matching or even beating dense attention performance. They essentially solved what the paper calls "the fundamental conflict" in LLM design by eliminating redundancy at its source..
(4/6)
The results are stunning: 2x faster training while matching or even beating dense attention performance. They essentially solved what the paper calls "the fundamental conflict" in LLM design by eliminating redundancy at its source..
(4/6)
“A report this week from the HEPI suggested another route, training up fewer super-specialist consultants but many more training places for doctors and GPs in the community..Generalists would solve more problems of elderly people with multiple conditions.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week’s doctors’ strike is another test of Wes Streeting’s mettle. He is right not to buckle | Polly Toynbee
No one denies their deep grievances – but after seeing improvements and winning generous pay settlements, the BMA is overplaying its hand, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 AM
“A report this week from the HEPI suggested another route, training up fewer super-specialist consultants but many more training places for doctors and GPs in the community..Generalists would solve more problems of elderly people with multiple conditions.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
High quality collaboration is more likely to emerge as a result of an interaction between specialists and generalists with overlapping fields of expertise. doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2021....
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
High quality collaboration is more likely to emerge as a result of an interaction between specialists and generalists with overlapping fields of expertise. doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2021....
HR generalists are indispensable in organizations because an organizational and/or personnel problem can never be solved by one means. This infographic by @AIHR_Academy explains why.
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
HR generalists are indispensable in organizations because an organizational and/or personnel problem can never be solved by one means. This infographic by @AIHR_Academy explains why.
One of my favorite things about academia and the working world alike is that Excel is not a database, Excel is not statistics software -- but you can torture it into performing passably as both! And people do all the time! There's some deep lesson here about generalists v specialists.
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
One of my favorite things about academia and the working world alike is that Excel is not a database, Excel is not statistics software -- but you can torture it into performing passably as both! And people do all the time! There's some deep lesson here about generalists v specialists.
The consulting pyramid is breaking.
AI automates junior work.
Buyers demand P&L verification.
Mid-market generalists selling hours get squeezed.
The future: outcome pricing becomes standard.
Fractional networks capture strategy.
Large firms pivot to compliance.
AI automates junior work.
Buyers demand P&L verification.
Mid-market generalists selling hours get squeezed.
The future: outcome pricing becomes standard.
Fractional networks capture strategy.
Large firms pivot to compliance.
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The consulting pyramid is breaking.
AI automates junior work.
Buyers demand P&L verification.
Mid-market generalists selling hours get squeezed.
The future: outcome pricing becomes standard.
Fractional networks capture strategy.
Large firms pivot to compliance.
AI automates junior work.
Buyers demand P&L verification.
Mid-market generalists selling hours get squeezed.
The future: outcome pricing becomes standard.
Fractional networks capture strategy.
Large firms pivot to compliance.