You’ve likely heard the saying: “A jack of all trades is a master of none.” It warns against the futility of pursuing too many disciplines. Be a specialist, or you’ll be nothing.
It may surprise you to learn there’s actually an extended version: “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”
Snippets
Attention is the muscle. Looking closely is the application of that muscle. It can be exercised through deliberate action. Meditation is one method.
- Craig Mod, Looking Closely is Everything
The jellyfish was the first animal to figure out that nerves were an obvious thing to make sure you had, and it had the world’s first nervous system—a nerve net.
- Tim Urban, Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future
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