书名：Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World范围:通才如何在专业化世界中取胜
作者：David Epstein
出版社名称：Riverhead Books
出版时间：2019
语种：英语
ISBN：9780735214484
商品尺寸：16.1 x 2.9 x 23.7 cm
包装：精装
页数：352（以实物为准）

属于二十一世纪的成功学，可能跟你想像的不一样！

颠覆你的既定认知，不用担心是不是晚人一步，抬起头打开视野，“通才”的世代已经来临！

许多专家学者宣称，如果想习得一技之长，或者成为任何领域中的佼佼者，都应该趁早学习、且分秒必争地持续练习，才可能偿其所愿。只要稍一懈怠，便可能落得望他人项背之莫及的下场。造就焦急的父母在孩子还没出生，就开始摩拳擦掌，也让那些晚人一步才对于某个领域、技艺产生好奇的人，相信自己注定只能把这份喜好当成填补生活空白的兴趣。

但真的是如此吗？

在仔细看过专业运动选手乃至诺贝尔获奖者等世界*尖人才的研究报告后，我们发现，小时了了只是少数例外，而非铁则。

本书作者David Epstein检视全球成功的运动员、艺术家、音乐家、资本家、趋势预测专家和科学家们之后，得出一项结论：“通才较专才更容易通向卓越，且越是艰深难料的领域，越是如此。”一般而言，通才比较晚找到适合他们的道路，且会拓展多元兴趣，而不会只有一项喜好。他们通常更有创意、更机灵，拥有更辽阔的视野，看见专才们所不能发现的关联。

《Range》透过研究试着告诉我们：失败才是zui好的老师、总是半途而废也可能反而发展出富足的职涯、而我们周遭里zui具影响力的那些开创者，通常跨足各领域而不只埋头于单一范畴…当电脑正逐渐取代过往许多属于专才的技能，保有无比的好奇心与尝试的勇气，思想广袤而拥抱多元体验及观点的人，才会持续发光发热。

“这是一本既重要又呼应当下社会的作品！老板、父母、教练和所有力求精益求精的人们都应该读读它。”——《驱动力》、《全新思维》丹尼尔·平克Daniel H. Pink力荐

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.

David Epsteinis the author of the New York Times bestseller The Sports Gene. He has master's degrees in environmental science and journalism, and has worked as an investigative reporter for ProPublica and a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He lives in Washington, DC.