From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Fri Dec 03 1999 - 13:22:59 MST
Harvey Newstrom writes:
> A pretty bizarre mix, but it seems perfect for Extropians or Transhuman
> topics! I find in my various endeavors that I frequently invent new things
> by combining expertise from various fields. This puts me way ahead of my
> colleagues who only know one field.
God knows there is a niche for generalists, but there is something to
be said for specialization in just one field. (Monomaniacs are
definitely more productive). Of course, generalists are also
specialists of a sort...
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