Review of 'Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
It was fine but also a bit boringly written.
352 pages
English language
Published Feb. 22, 2019
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is a 2019 book by David Epstein in which he expands on the points from his previous book The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance to make a more general argument against overspecialization. In the book, he argues that range – defined as more diverse experience across multiple fields – is more relevant in today's society than specialization because the wicked problems of the modern world require bridging experience and knowledge from multiple fields to foster solutions.
It was fine but also a bit boringly written.