Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. They’re also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. He discovered that in most fields-especially those that are complex and unpredictable-generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. But a closer look at research on the world’s top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.ĭavid Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. If you dabble or delay, you’ll never catch up to the people who got a head start.

Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award “Urgent and important. an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” -Daniel H. “The most important business-and parenting-book of the year.” - Forbes The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking-with a new afterword on expanding your range-as seen on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, and more.

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