Range

David Epstein's 2019 counter-argument to deliberate practice — arguing that many domains reward generalists over specialists, that late specialization often produces better performance than early specialization, and that broad sampling before commitment leads to better long-term outcomes.

Provides the evidence-based case for generalism and late specialization — Range's argument that the most creative and adaptable people in complex domains typically have broader early experience than their peers challenges the Tiger Mom/10,000 hours orthodoxy with empirical counter-examples.