I am reading a book called as Range by David Epstein. The book is about how being a generalist will help someone to navigate this world where all things are mostly specialized.

Tiger Woods started learning golf when he was 4. He knew he enjoyed it and he knew he wanted to be great at it. He engaged in "deliberate practice" to become the player he is today. Roger Federer dabbled in so many sports that video games didn't contain. He did skiing, he played soccer and basketball and badminton. He played many sports until he realized that he wanted to make it big in Tennis.

Both had very different paths yet they've achieved more in their sports than anyone could imagine

Most people run to specialize early in their career without exploring enough things. Their rationale is that they'll achieve more status and money if they go deep in one thing. That might work for people who are lucky enough to find a thing they enjoy doing. However, most people are clueless.

Being a specialist is great when you have fewer problems to take care of. When you have a lot of problems, it is statistically impossible for these problems to pertain to one domain. That is why being a specialist has little to no utility. Becoming a specialist is time-intensive and expensive.

Therefore, breadth has inherent depth.

When you know a lot of things, you know a lot about things.

It is only logical to be a generalist.