> Why would you keep labeling yourself a generalist? Because variety and new challenges are the spice of life? All jesting aside, if I had deep passion/believe

> Why would you keep labeling yourself a generalist? Because variety and new challenges are the spice of life? All jesting aside, if I had deep passion/believed deeply in something, I would be the specialist for that ("Appointment reminder systems for equine vets") -- but I don't. This is the best quote I've seen on the subject. Haven't made the transition, and still trying to see what to define myself a specialist as: "The generalist is drawn to the problem he has not yet solved. His curiosity trumps all else. He feels no discomfort in operating outside of his area of expertise because such an area is broad, shallow and loosely defined. He pursues with passion the new and the different. When the transition is made however, and he becomes used to the benefits of deep expertise—when the client ceding control to someone deserving of such control becomes the norm—he will not be easily enticed back to operating from the powerless position of the generalist. "