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The Calculus of Grit

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I find myself feeling strangely uncomfortable when people call me a generalist and imagine that to be a compliment.  My standard response is that I am actually an extremely narrow, hidebound specia…

Highlights Tour This post is part of the highlights tour, a series of historically significant ribbonfarm posts I find myself feeling strangely uncomfortable when people call me a generalist and imagine that to be a compliment. My standard response is that I am actually an extremely narrow, hidebound specialist. I just look like a generalist because my path happens to cross many boundaries that are meaningful to others, but not to me. If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know the degree to which I keep returning to the same few narrow themes. Discuss with vgr_zirp → I t

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