Though his mother was a tennis coach, she did not coach him as she was fearful of meddling in his sports of choice. He was more focused on the ball than the sport. He also played basketball, tennis and badminton. The other sports example Epstein provides is Roger Federer, who took a more sinuous path to fame, dabbling in skiing, wrestling, swimming and skateboarding. His father called him the Chosen One who would have a larger impact than Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Buddha. That is when the child started to specialize in the profession of golf. We’ve heard the stories before about Tiger Woods who was swinging a nine iron not long after leaving the cradle. The job market, the world and the nature of learning are much more complicated. My first reaction after reading this book was that I must stop telling my young nephews, nieces and grandchildren to get into robotics early and stay there. “Range” by David Epstein is a meaty, research-driven, inductive study about learning, education and jobs. A Review of “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World”
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