I think this article touches a topic that exists under many names in different circumstances: micro vs macro, depth vs breadth, specialist vs generalist, etc.
This topic surfaces in various situations and with different granularities in life. Some examples:
- should I just do B.S. in CS, or should I also do PhD to go deeper?
- should I just focus on my interest in CS (study CS and develop career), or also spend some time to expand my interests in other areas of life (friends, fashion, tv shows/movies, video games, languages, poker, dancing, drinking, politics, history, etc)
- should I continue focusing on one component of the company I am currently in, or should I try to understand everything?
- should I continue seeking more success in life at the cost of some sacrifices, or should I eventually stop and focus on being a good father?
- should I mostly explore and be happy with myself (introvert)? should I also explore and find joys with others (extrovert)?
These are some of questions I had to answer for myself. When I was younger, my answers used to be very polarized to one side. As I gain more life experiences, I realized that the answers for these kind of questions usually lie somewhere in between. It's important to explore where one's fine balances between extremes lie. I am happy that I found a set of balances that seem to work for me.
This topic surfaces in various situations and with different granularities in life. Some examples:
- should I just do B.S. in CS, or should I also do PhD to go deeper?
- should I just focus on my interest in CS (study CS and develop career), or also spend some time to expand my interests in other areas of life (friends, fashion, tv shows/movies, video games, languages, poker, dancing, drinking, politics, history, etc)
- should I continue focusing on one component of the company I am currently in, or should I try to understand everything?
- should I continue seeking more success in life at the cost of some sacrifices, or should I eventually stop and focus on being a good father?
- should I mostly explore and be happy with myself (introvert)? should I also explore and find joys with others (extrovert)?
These are some of questions I had to answer for myself. When I was younger, my answers used to be very polarized to one side. As I gain more life experiences, I realized that the answers for these kind of questions usually lie somewhere in between. It's important to explore where one's fine balances between extremes lie. I am happy that I found a set of balances that seem to work for me.