Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Free Audiobook Download by David Epstein

Where does your career or life take you? If you like to work as a generalist, then you've come to the right place. Generalists have an advantage in a world filled with specialists who have become more specialized. This audiobook is an entertaining and practical guide on how to make your work place and career more enjoyable.

Psychologists and economists have long known that people succeed in the world just as much if not more by doing many different things. As the economy has become more complicated and specialized, some jobs require only a specialization to be successful; but others, like those in marketing and sales, need a range of skills. If you want to succeed in a job which requires a range of skills, then learn how to do many different things well. David Epstein's book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is a great place to start!

Different professions have different skill sets and requirements, but what happens when those skills are no longer exclusive? Generalists are able to succeed in a wide variety of fields because they do not rely on their training. They don't have to be independent, self-sufficient actors because they can count on the other skills in their toolkit.

This audiobook explains the many benefits of being a generalist. David Epstein not only explores how specialists are vulnerable to obsolescence, but also tackles such topics as the "curse of expertise," how specialization can create a self-fulfilling prophecy, and why it's simple yet difficult to be good at everything.

It doesn't matter if you're a doctor, lawyer, or engineer; you have to make yourself the best that you can. And this is what many people are doing by developing their range of skills. This book tells about how generalists are heroes and how it's better for the world when everyone has a range of knowledge.

The most significant change in the world of work during recent decades has been the outsourcing of routine tasks to specialists. The evolution is a natural extension of the industrial revolution, which created an exploding range of job opportunities that never existed before. In our increasingly specialized economy, generalists are the new pariahs - people who lack the kind of specialized skills necessary for success in almost any profession.