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I'm starting to be more and more convinced that "overspecialization" is a non-existent beast. I've never met a specialist that was unable to pick up necessary k

I'm starting to be more and more convinced that "overspecialization" is a non-existent beast. I've never met a specialist that was unable to pick up necessary knowledge and skills because they were too specialized. In fact being a specialist would allow them to use analogies and metaphors from their own discipline to get a much better understanding of new topics.

nazgulnarsil 17y ago
when you study topics deeply enough they start to converge with other topics. at their heart a lot of subjects use similar abstractions and methodologies. but I think chess is actually an exception. chess requires chess knowledge.