A note for the generalists

A note for the generalists out there who think they should be specialists.

(Specialist you’re important too 😉)

𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 🌀

I know you’ve heard that saying 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦, and felt a pang of shame that you are not good enough, or you’ll never know enough, or why can’t you just stay interested in one thing. Well in a world that mostly celebrates specialists, I want to remind you why being a generalist is actually a hidden superpower and nothing to be ashamed of:

🌀 Your spiderweb curiosity means you can see the bigger picture when others get lost in the details
🌀 You naturally connect dots across different domains that detailed specialists might miss
🌀 You’re great at untangling messy complex problems that require knowledge from other disciplines

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵:
🌀 Your ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and new challenges
🌀 Your natural talent for bridging gaps between different teams and specialities
🌀 Your skill in translating complex ideas across disciplines and audiences

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳:
🌀 Today's biggest challenges require systems thinking, not just deep expertise
🌀 Innovation usually happens at the intersection of different fields and technologies
🌀 Leadership roles need the ability to see and connect multiple perspectives

Being a generalist doesn’t mean you need to know everything - it's about 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀.

𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵, that's not just valuable, it's essential!

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You can find a whole lot of generalists and a community over at Generalist World too if you want to explore more.