(Note: This post was previously published here. I am cross-posting my old Ghost posts to Substack.) Who fares better over the arc of a career--specialists or generalists? In some sense this question doesn't much matter because one person's successful career does not look like another person's successful career: we are all different, with different priorities, interests, skillsets, demands on our time, etc. Preferences are subjective. Some people focus on a single talent and others sample from many different fields.
Specialists vs generalists
Specialists vs generalists
Specialists vs generalists
(Note: This post was previously published here. I am cross-posting my old Ghost posts to Substack.) Who fares better over the arc of a career--specialists or generalists? In some sense this question doesn't much matter because one person's successful career does not look like another person's successful career: we are all different, with different priorities, interests, skillsets, demands on our time, etc. Preferences are subjective. Some people focus on a single talent and others sample from many different fields.