I’m working my way through David Epstein’s excellent book “Range”.
The challenge we all face is how to maintain the benefits of breadth, diverse experience, interdisciplinary thinking, and delayed concerntration in a world that increasingly incentivizes, even demands, hyperspecialization.
David Epstein. Introduction of Range
I’m savoring this book as it’s helping me solve a particular itch to the problem of automation (something I dwell on frequently). Thoughts to follow here.
I didn’t really know Sarah until January. We both had vague memories of our time in Brazil 30 years ago (“You always had a backpack” she would remember, which sounds about right. “You were tall and loved to dance” I would remember. Which also right.) No matter. She was part of the most amazing (and exceptionally eclectic) crew of former Rotary Exchange Students participating in our reunion this year. And everyone loved her. She also was dying.
Whatever happens, there will always be people who say: It’s all completely awful, and others who say: It’s all a complete joke. Koos Van Zomeren.
Some quick notes on who is here for the renunion. And some great beach pictures!