Generalists Vs Specialists

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up ?

Specialise early. Commit to a single path. That’s what many of us are told we must do to succeed in school, sports, or work ?

Are you a jack of all trades and master of none ?

In this course, you will learn

• Why Generalists have a competitive advantage over those who specialise early.
• Why Head starts are overrated, when switching careers is a smart idea, and how a breadth of skills and experiences uniquely prepares you for an increasingly “wicked world.”
• How to broaden your range to boost cognitive flexibility and analogical thinking, allowing you to solve problems across many fields.
• To discover the benefits of ditching long-term plans or old tools to pick up something new.

About the course

• Welcome
• The Cult of the Head Start
• Winners Quit, and Quitters Win
• It’s a Wicked World
• Develop Cognitive Flexibility
• The Power of Analogies
• Drop Your Tools
• Ditch Your Long-Term Plan
• Make Learning Difficult
• The Outsider Advantage
• Conclusion