When Career Zigzagging is Smarter - with David Epstein

<p>#206: We live in a society that values career specialization.</p> <p>You’re not a “doctor” -- you’re a pediatrician, an anesthesiologist, an oncologist.</p> <p>You’re not a “lawyer” -- you practice family law, or bankruptcy, or criminal law.</p> <p>You’re not an “engineer” -- you’re an electrical engineer who specializes in solar technologies, or a civil engineer who specializes in the application of artificial intelligence in highway traffic design.</p> <p>Specialization is beneficial and necessary, but specializing too early in life or too narrowly can also have drawbacks. According to today’s podcast guest, New Yor...