Trajan12
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Simple question, would you rather excel at a few things or be average at a large number of things?
Abilities: Depth vs. Width
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Well, either is preferable to my current state of being mediocre at a handful of things . . .
Seriously though, my interests happen to be more broad than deep.
Seriously though, my interests happen to be more broad than deep.
skadistic
Caomhanach
Width. Being pidgin holed sucks.
GoodEnoughForMe
n.m.s.s.
I read the title and thought that this was about sex.
It kind of depends on the few things, but right now I would go with depth.
It kind of depends on the few things, but right now I would go with depth.
Depth. Being far in depth is better than being superficial at many things. There are no jack-of-all-trades anymore; the law of specialization requires that everybody, well, specialize. Rather, people will naturally specialize.
Japanrocks12
tired of being a man
I'd take the second option, as I think I'm average at a lot of things. I used to hate not being particularly good at any one thing (save quizbowl), but then I've come to appreciate it
Perfection
The Great Head.
SCREW ABILITY
Ability sucks, I'd prefer to be completely useless so that others feed me, clothe me, and clean up my feces.
Ability sucks, I'd prefer to be completely useless so that others feed me, clothe me, and clean up my feces.
Japanrocks12
tired of being a man
Perfection
The Great Head.
That doesn't happen in America, baby!and let you drown in your own urine?
Trajan12
Deity
That took a re-read...For me there are pro's and cons of both but depth seems preferable. With a very good skill one can do all sorts of things. It gives all sorts of pleasure to work hard and have results that will stand out ahead of the crowd IMO.
and let you drown in your own urine?
Don't you mean something to the order of "choke to death in your own spit" or something?
Japanrocks12
tired of being a man
Elgalad
Bully!
This question comes up on the forums of every MMORPG, but it's usually phrased in the form of, "Do you prefer to solo or to group?"
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TheBladeRoden
Deity
I'm a height man myself.
Fifty
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I just want to be a prophet of common sense
The economy is designed to support people with depth, being an expert is a marketable skill.
OTOH, getting acceptable levels of breadth is really less time-intensive than getting marketable levels of depth. It's really easy to go from zero to 60 in most topics, but is really hard to add to that.
In order to make innovations, usually what's needed is excellent depth and breadth. Become an expert and have outside interests which can give you insight into your favourite topic.
OTOH, getting acceptable levels of breadth is really less time-intensive than getting marketable levels of depth. It's really easy to go from zero to 60 in most topics, but is really hard to add to that.
In order to make innovations, usually what's needed is excellent depth and breadth. Become an expert and have outside interests which can give you insight into your favourite topic.
Specialization is for those that want to earn the big bucks!
Or that want to follow something they love/are good at, and not be distracted by diaper changing crap.
Until society collapses and your ability to program computers doesn't do you any good against the guy who can set snare traps.
Seriously though, a combination of both is probably best.
Seriously though, a combination of both is probably best.
