![]() Counter to what you’d expect, learning to do several things well makes you better at each one. Instead, broad competence in a wide range of skills is the best way to get ahead of the competition. However, David Epstein argues that this narrow, highly specialized path is not as reliable as it’s been made out to be. ![]() Whether you want to become an Olympic sprinter, a neuroscientist, or a virtuoso musician, the traditional advice is the same: Start practicing as soon as you can and don’t stop until you’re the best in the world. Range is a bold challenge to widely-held assumptions about success and human potential. Here is our review of Range by David Epstein. Not only does cultivating range free you to pursue more of your interests, it entails professional advantages you could have never predicted. In Range, Epstein makes the case for generalism: a broad competence in many areas rather than the extreme mastery of one. Īre you thinking of reading Range by David Epstein? Is the book really worth all the hype?ĭavid Epstein is a former writer for Sports Illustrated who has built his career writing about the science behind athleticism. Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. ![]() ![]() Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Range" by David J. ![]()
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