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Originally Posted by DerekH  I agree with what you have to Paul but I think people may misinterpret some of what you've wrote.
As you say there is nothing wrong with learning many different skill sets. Learning multiple skill sets is beneficial if they can synthesize together.
I'm sure you have read 'Mastery' by George Leonard. He outlines the three conditions known as the hacker, obsessive and dabbler. The dabbler will start to learn many different skill sets but will not achieve any kind of success since at the first sign of any resistance or at the first plateau will quit and find something new.
So it is true that you can learn multiple different skill sets at once but if you find yourself dabbling then you really aren't learning anything. You are just giving up on something because it got tough lol. |
Scanners don't give up because the going gets tough. They just have a different definition of "finished" and a different intent behind learning things.
For example, as the CEO of a company, I can learn the "basics" of how something works and then delegate the nitty gritty details to an employee who's an expert on that topic. I just need to know enough to know if the employee is lying to me as far as how difficult a task is etc.
You're right, dabbling is not good. But there is a difference between Scanners and Dabblers. THe book I quoted above has some good definitions and explanations.