Range by David Epstein [0]. It's a good middle point on the understanding of 'mastery' that Gladwell started in the late oughts and whose meme of '10k hours' k

Range by David Epstein [0]. It's a good middle point on the understanding of 'mastery' that Gladwell started in the late oughts and whose meme of '10k hours' kinda infected a lot of pop-psych and MBAs. Epstein argues that there are areas where 10k hours work, but limits very much exist. His thesis is that you have to know your environment and that most environments are too chaotic for just grinding out hours. A larger Range of knowledge/experience is likely a better strategy for many areas of life. I gave copies of the book out as a thank you note/gift after an interview, as I think the book is really good and that the firm could get something out of reading it; that even if they did not hire me, it would help them. I know that's a bit looney, but it worked. I got my dream job and a hefty pay raise, great benefits, and a short commute. Literally, the book changed my life. [0] https://www.davidepstein.com/the-range/ https://www.davidepstein.com/the-range/