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There is a book "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" which claims there are domain-specific problems that are more likely to be solved by peo
by d0mine 6y ago
There is a book "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" which claims there are domain-specific problems that are more likely to be solved by people originally outside that domain.
- ghaff 6y agoI don't doubt there are examples where a fresh set of eyes and lack of knowledge about what can and can't be done can break out from "the way we've always done things." But it's probably not the way to bet in the general case.
- d0mine 6y agoThe book claims that "generalist" are the rule at least if we look at the very top of certain fields e.g., Nobel laureates.