I see examples of this all of the time especially amongst people who are successful or highly advanced in any sort of facet of life. My theory is that becoming

I see examples of this all of the time especially amongst people who are successful or highly advanced in any sort of facet of life. My theory is that becoming advanced involves developing deep analytical skills, which it’s then tempting to apply to all sorts of other domains. The trap is that what made you advanced in one specialized area was years of foundational knowledge alongside those analytical skills. I find myself fighting that impulse a lot and have gotten better but I can easily see it going the other direction.