Range

Author: David Epstein

ISBN: 9781509843527

Price: Rs. 619.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think.Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.David Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields--especially those that are complex and unpredictable--generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They're also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't see.Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.

Edition details: English, 320 pages. Reference ISBN: 9781509843527.

About the Author

David Epstein is an acclaimed author whose published works are celebrated internationally for their insight, narrative skill, and enduring reader appeal.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love this book for the way it blends personal memory with sweeping history, turning one remarkable island into a mirror of human experience. Through intimate storytelling, you travel across time, culture, and landscape, feeling the rhythms of island life and the ideas shaped there. It’s reflective without being heavy, rich without being academic—a perfect read if you enjoy memoir, travel writing, Mediterranean history, and stories that show how places quietly shape who we become.
• Published by Pan Books / Pan Macmillan.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 320.

Catalog Description

What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think.Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.David Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most...

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