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The world is competitive. As long as you can blend in your diverse interests so that you have an advantage over your competitors, you will be well rewarded for your breadth of knowledge.

However, if a team consisting of an expert in each of your disciplines would outperform you, then you have to consider whether you’re mixing your disciplines creatively enough to have an edge.

One powerful mix is the ability to have breadth of knowledge as you mention but also the ability to dive deep into one specific problem when needed.

In my experience, people with wide breadth of knowledge were only taken seriously if they had an equally deep knowledge in one of the specific fields. This demonstrates they can go deep if needed.



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