The route into expertise
Epstein’s Range examines development that includes exploration, varied experience, and later specialization. It asks how those routes contribute to achievement in different domains.
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David Epstein
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Epstein investigates how people develop expertise and what broad experience contributes to demanding work.
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Epstein investigates how people develop expertise and what broad experience contributes to demanding work.
Different environments reward different preparation
A setting with stable rules and prompt feedback differs from one where patterns change and feedback is delayed. That distinction helps explain the examples in Range.
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Range
David Epstein
An argument for breadth, exploration, and experience across fields.
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