Range : How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Author: Epstein, David

Social, group or collective psychology

Published on 22 August 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Business) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 368 pages
197 x 129 x 22 | 256g

'A goldmine of surprising insights. Makes you smarter with every page' - James Clear, author of Atomic HabitsThe essential guide to improving your performance, and a powerful argument for how to succeed in any field: develop broad interests and skills while everyone around you is rushing to specialize. The instant Sunday Times bestsellerFrom the ‘10,000 hours rule’ to the power of tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of deliberate practice. If you only dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start.

This is completely wrong.

In this landmark book, David Epstein shows you that the way to succeed is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly and juggling many interests – this is the power of developing range.

Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors and scientists, Epstein demonstrates why, in most fields, generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Range has challenged the status quo, reshaped career paths and changed lives. Read it to view the world differently.

Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award'I loved Range' – Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers'Fascinating . . . if you're a generalist who has ever felt overshadowed by your specialist colleagues, this book is for you' – Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft