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Is it better to be excellent at one thing than average at many?

For

Specialization creates expertise and value.

Against

Being flexible and multi-skilled opens more doors.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Specializing can make you an expert in your field, the go to person for a very specific skill and often someone who commands higher pay
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  • specialism is more sought after, mostly because job offerings are for specific positions and companies want to fill specific skillset brackets
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Against

  • being a generalist gives you adaptability, you can pivot across industries more easily
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  • Generalists have an easier time finding gigs
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