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Modern WisdomJul 1, 2019

#084 - David Epstein - Specialisation Is For Insects

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David Epstein

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Wired to Create Range The Sports Gene

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#084 - David Epstein - Specialisation Is For Insects includes mentions of Wired to Create by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire, Range by David Epstein, and The Sports Gene by David Epstein, with indexed source context and timestamps where available.

Wired to Create Range The Sports Gene

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Wired to Create

Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire

Indexed context: The host mentions 'Wired to Create' to highlight how creative individuals often embody contradictory traits, which aligns with the discussion about m…

Range

David Epstein

Indexed context: The host discusses the balance between specialists and generalists, referencing David Epstein's book 'Range' to highlight the importance of both pers…

The Sports Gene

David Epstein

Indexed context: The host mentions 'The Sports Gene' to highlight the importance of a sampling period in athletic development, contrasting it with the idea of early s…

Guest: David Epstein

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David Epstein is a New York Times Best Selling Author and Investigative Journalist. Specialising early and hard is a frequent piece of advice I hear given to people asking for advice on how to become great at things. Mastery and the 10,000 Hour Rule suggests to niche down as early as you can and then capitalise from there. Today David provides us with an alternative point of view and explains how generalists can triumph in a specialised world. Life advice galore, I loved this episode and I'm really looking forward to sitting down with David again soon. Extra Stuff: Buy David's Book Range - https://amzn.to/2ZQ8oFO Follow David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DavidEpstein Naval on Joe Rogan - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1309-naval-ravikant/id360084272?i=1000440636786 Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact

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Wired to Create

Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire

The host mentions 'Wired to Create' to highlight how creative individuals often embody contradictory traits, which al…

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Range

David Epstein

The host discusses the balance between specialists and generalists, referencing David Epstein's book 'Range' to highl…

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The Sports Gene

David Epstein

The host mentions 'The Sports Gene' to highlight the importance of a sampling period in athletic development, contras…

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A second recurring theme is generalists and specialists.
Referenced books include Wired to Create by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire and Range by David Epstein.
Related interests include Individuals interested in creativity and personal development. and Individuals interested in problem-solving and interdisciplinary approaches..

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creative personality traits(1)generalists and specialists(1)generalists versus specialists(1)

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Wired to Create

Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire

Best for Individuals interested in creativity and personal development.Often cited around creative personality traits

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David Epstein references 'Wired to Create' as a book that explores the contradictory nature of creative individuals.

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended

Trigger: creative personality traits

For: Individuals interested in creativity and personal development.

Indexed context: one of the themes is that these creative people are like contradictory on all their personality tests.

The host mentions 'Wired to Create' to highlight how creative individuals often embody contradictory traits, which aligns with the discussion about multifaceted personalities. This book reinforces the idea that embracing complexity can lead to greater creativity and understanding.

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Range

David Epstein

Best for Individuals interested in problem-solving and interdisciplinary approaches.Often cited around generalists and specialists

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

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Sentiment: Deep Dive

Trigger: generalists and specialists

For: Individuals interested in problem-solving and interdisciplinary approaches.

Indexed context: I like to highlight the NPR.

The host discusses the balance between specialists and generalists, referencing David Epstein's book 'Range' to highlight the importance of both perspectives. The mention of the book serves to frame a broader conversation about problem-solving in various disciplines.

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The Sports Gene

David Epstein

Best for Individuals interested in sports science and career developmentOften cited around generalists versus specialists

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David Epstein mentions his previous book 'The Sports Gene', which discusses genetics and athleticism.

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Sentiment: Deep Dive

Trigger: generalists versus specialists

For: Individuals interested in sports science and career development

Indexed context: I wrote a book before this called The Sports Gene about genetics and athleticism.

The host mentions 'The Sports Gene' to highlight the importance of a sampling period in athletic development, contrasting it with the idea of early specialization. This discussion sets the stage for exploring the broader implications of generalist skills in various fields, including sports and career trajectories.

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Wired to Create

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Indexed context: The host mentions 'Wired to Create' to highlight how creative individuals often embody contradictory traits, which aligns with the discussion about m…

Range

Modern Wisdom · 1:24

Indexed context: The host discusses the balance between specialists and generalists, referencing David Epstein's book 'Range' to highlight the importance of both pers…

The Sports Gene

Modern Wisdom · 1:40

Indexed context: The host mentions 'The Sports Gene' to highlight the importance of a sampling period in athletic development, contrasting it with the idea of early s…

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