The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking: as seen heard on Morning Joe
CBS This Morning The Bill Simmons Podcast Rich Roll and more. Shortlisted for the Financial
Times McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The most important business-and parenting-book
of the year. -Forbes Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses parents coaches
and anyone who cares about improving performance. -Daniel H. Pink So much crucial and
revelatory information about performance success and education. -Susan Cain bestselling
author of Quiet As David Epstein shows us cultivating range prepares us for the wickedly
unanticipated… a well-supported and smoothly written case on behalf of breadth and late starts.
-Wall Street Journal Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill play an
instrument or lead their field should start early focus intensely and rack up as many hours
of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay you'll never catch up to the people
who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers from
professional athletes to Nobel laureates shows that early specialization is the exception not
the rule. David Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes artists musicians
inventors forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields-especially those that
are complex and unpredictable-generalists not specialists are primed to excel. Generalists
often find their path late and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They're
also more creative more agile and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't
see. Provocative rigorous and engrossing Range makes a compelling case for actively
cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up
with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than
deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers
master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans people who think broadly and
embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.
