The German soccer players who won the 214 World Cup were shown not to have played more organized soccer than amateur players until they were twenty-two or later. The author acknowledges that in some fields, including surgeons, musicians, and others, where early specialization is often crucial, there is plenty of research that suggests later specialization is the rule rather than the exception. Epstein writes that Woods followed a training manual written by his father, one that promoted the now-ubiquitous ten-thousand hours rule of practice. Federer remembers Tiger Woods being laser focused on winning the most majors while Federer dreamed of meeting Boris Becker and playing at Wimbledon. Though his mother was a tennis coach, she did not coach him as she was fearful of meddling in his sports of choice. He was more focused on the ball than the sport. He also played basketball, tennis and badminton. The other sports example Epstein provides is Roger Federer, who took a more sinuous path to fame, dabbling in skiing, wrestling, swimming and skateboarding.
His father called him the Chosen One who would have a larger impact than Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Buddha. That is when the child started to specialize in the profession of golf. We’ve heard the stories before about Tiger Woods who was swinging a nine iron not long after leaving the cradle. The job market, the world and the nature of learning are much more complicated. My first reaction after reading this book was that I must stop telling my young nephews, nieces and grandchildren to get into robotics early and stay there. “Range” by David Epstein is a meaty, research-driven, inductive study about learning, education and jobs. A Review of “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World”
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