Range

“There's another book called range by David Epstein, where he talks about this, basically, in those exact terms, he says, testing, spacing and interleaving, like the three sort of primary things for learning any skill.”

“fact it's quite the opposite. And I'd say Malcolm's like the embodiment of that phrase strong ideas loosely held. Like you will put something forth as if it's like absolutely he's positive. But then if you bring something that contradicts it, he'll change. And then I'll be like, yeah, oh yeah, I was wrong about that. Next, moving on, you know. And that like all this research I've written about about people who have good judgment and make good forecasts, you know, about things in the future. one of the absolute common characteristics of them is many small updates. Like they're constantly flip-flopping and”

“The speaker mentions their own book, 'Range', in the context of discussing the importance of social integration and shared experiences.”

“The speaker discusses their motivation to write about misconceptions in human development, particularly related to the 10,000 hours rule, which is a popular finding in the field.”

“The thesis of her work is that there's a lot of work that you can do in practice. And there's this idea that you can just introspect and go forth and know what you should be doing.”

“David Epstein discusses his book 'Range', which focuses on the benefits of being a generalist versus a specialist in various fields.”

“David Epstein is a New York Times bestselling author whose infamous work challenges the conventional wisdom about specialization, productivity, and what it takes to become successful.”

“David's work on range, um, in where, where he talks about range is brilliant. And it's, you know, it's a, it's not just an argument for generalism as an argument for generalism as a path towards what...”

“It's basically, it's a book that through a lot of stories and data and examples show that in the modern world and to solve complex problems, actually being a generalist is better.”

“One of my favorite books is Range by David Epstein, which talks about the broad range of skills that people who then really succeeded in academia or sports have.”

“The book contrasts specialists and generalists, arguing that the world needs more generalists to tackle complex problems effectively.”

“David Epstein, a journalist and the author of Range and now, inside the box, how constraints make us better.”

“David's last appearance on the program was in May of 2019, discussing his book, Range.”