Generalists Vs Specialists

Learn a New Skill Today!

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