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		jimstr on Aug 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Time anxiety: is it too late? The book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41795733-range argues a lot for this as well, and goes on to discuss numerous examples where generalists have made the breakthroughs and/or excelled in some way, due to synergy, overlap and inspiration.

ylem on Aug 28, 2019 | [–]

I will second this recommendation. It has some great stories about people such as Van Gogh and inspired some new thoughts on machine learning.

kevinguh on Aug 28, 2019 | [–]

Thanks for the link, the to-read list never seems to stop growing but that book certainly sounds like one I'll have to add

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