David Epstein On Why Generalists Are More Successful Than Specialists

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🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors and scientists, David Epstein demonstrates why in most fields – especially those that are complex and unpredictable – generalists, not specialists are primed to excel. No matter what you do, where you are in life, whether you are a teacher, student, scientist, business analyst, parent, job hunter, retiree, you will see the world differently. You'll understand better how we solve problems, how we learn and how we succeed. You'll see why failing a test is the best way to learn and why frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The podcast was hosted by Linda Yueh. To subscribe to Intelligence Squared Business click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/intelligence-squared-business/id1542365818 To find out more about David's book click here: https://amzn.to/38k0NF4 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	Hello, I'm Rory Stewart and I'd like to tell you about an Intelligence Square event I'm doing with the classicist, author and broadcaster Mary Beard.
0:39.0	Together we'll be discussing politics and power, from the Caesars to Sunak who gets to win power who is excluded
0:45.7	does power always corrupt or are there examples of leaders who've maintained
0:49.9	their integrity while an authority and how does the nature of power vary across different times and cultures?
0:56.0	These are just some of the questions that Mary and I will be trying to answer.
1:00.0	In-person tickets are now sold out, but you can still watch online on the 13th November at 7 PM BST.
1:06.2	Put your questions to us live as we discuss power and politics down the ages. Hello podcast listeners, I'm Connor and welcome to this Tuesday episode of
1:14.7	Intelligence Squared.
1:16.0	Today we're featuring an episode of our new business podcast Intelligence Square Business.
1:21.0	The episode features David Epstein, author of Range, why Generalists Triumph
1:26.0	in a specialized world. And in conversation with Linda Yu, they explore wife from William Shakespeare
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