Your parent is one of the few successful ones, whose niche paid off. You don't hear about the vast majority of researchers & scientists, all smiliarly talented and motivated, where at least in their lifetime, their research didn't payoff.
For the average person, the expected value of staying flexible and having decent breadth, is way higher than betting your entire life on some tiny niche.
Your parent is one of the few successful ones, whose niche paid off. You don't hear about the vast majority of researchers & scientists, all smiliarly talented and motivated, where at least in their lifetime, their research didn't payoff.
For the average person, the expected value of staying flexible and having decent breadth, is way higher than betting your entire life on some tiny niche.