A recent discussion on David Armano’s blog, Logic + Emotion, has motivated me to clarify what I mean by “generalism.” The conversation was started by Dave Gray’s illustration of the “Generalist or Specialist” dichotomy, the key difference being that generalists “are best when defining the problem or goal” [I wouldn't change a word of that.] [...]
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creativity,
generalism,
personality,
professions
The panic surrounding subprime mortgages (among other things) recalls the mess made by the internet- and telecom-bubble in 2000. The comparison is more vivid to me because the former episode occurred at precisely the same moment I finished university – when my real education began. Now another graduation is happening, both in terms of my [...]
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education,
evolution,
investing,
knowledge capital,
pragmatism,
progress,
speculation
