Although this almost panned out as a 'be the jack of all trades, master of none' advice, have to admit - this is an interesting spin on the subject. Thanks! Got me thinking how to amplify the social science background with something rather technical and get to the next level.
As many may interpret this video as a "jack of all trades" endorsement, I don't believe that´s what this video is about. A Jack of all trades knows things that don't necessarily work well together, she just knows them on a surface level. The key word on this video is COMBINATION, of skills that you must find a way to fit together that will allow you to make something great. The best performers in the world are not good in ONE thing only.
Fewer than 1 in a thousand is much MUCH better odds than I had ever imagined. Like enough that if I were younger I’d find that stat encouraging were I interested in joining the NBA.
"Stop trying to be the best at one thing, you're setting yourself up for some serious disappointment" Bro just hit me harder that a heartbroken phase..
The point to note here is that even if we tempt to repeat "Jack of all trades master of none, but often times better than master of one", the example taken by the video creator considers a person who wasn't best in any single subject but he was in top 5% and 10% in the respective subjects and that's what made him get into top 6%.
Just something to keep in mind with future videos: if you want to put text over a solid color, there should be greater contrast. The text over the bars is not fully white, or doesn't seem to be with the font style/weight. It's actually really hard to read when it's over the pink bars in particular.
I think the point of this video is to make you aware of any other skills or interests that you might have. Even if you just want to code the next question is what kind of code do you enjoy writing? As in what kind of stuff does the code usually do and what kind of seemingly unrelated stuff are you also into? For me, programming usually involves computer graphics or game development both of which often involve a lot of art which is one of my interests outside of pure computer science. Lately I've been getting into botany/gardening and that's largely what got me into looking at embedded programming and electrical engineering so I could try to automate the care of my plants as well as discover potential product ideas which I should really try to make someday. That said I completely get your dislike for business. I occasionally even wish business was something I was passionate about or at the very least didn't completely despise. Mostly since it's unfortunately really useful in our horribly capitalistic society. Which really sucks cause idiots with great business skills are often rewarded far more than they should be for their actual contributions to humanity. In many cases they're even rewarded for being detrimental to humanity if they can make it look like they're being helpful. Meanwhile those that don't wish to waste their effort on business are rarely noticed (or worse exploited) even when by prioritizing other skills they are actually able to move humanity forward more instead of just looking like they are. I'd even go so far as to argue that a large amount of absurdly wealthy people have provided solutions to problems that should never have existed to begin with and that a lot of their solutions often end up causing more harm than good. By this I mean stuff like the need for cars (self driving cars and ride sharing included) is largely created due to designing cities that require a car for literally everything. That same car dependent city design has directly resulted in less human interaction so that social media and dating apps need to exist for meeting people instead of just being able to do that at the local coffee shop, gym, grocery store, makerspace, etc. due to zoning laws making it illegal to mix residential and commercial property. Basically even without a pandemic going on our cities restrict individual mobility and induce loneliness by design. This is what I mean by problems that should never have existed since the optimal solutions to limited mobility and loneliness in a city is to design cities which would facilitate human interaction and remove the need for long distance transportation or at the very least provide efficient alternatives to cars.
Agree with Beakamir and to addon tech has always a enabler and the greatest leverager. If you don't know business and apply tech incorrectly. You get failure and not being able to get $$ to pay yourself to make matter worst. You have a higher chance to be replaced since anyone can do it but people who understands business & tech is harder to be replaced since they can build products/services to solve problems or get additional help to do it.
Actually it completely breaks some books (The Dip for example) logic like the most popular stars followed and developed one main skill like singing or playing for example and they became best at it. They succeeded. But this video opposes it and even though I could get some good insights from this perspective as well. Because basically I'm following this guide indirectly. Now I could have a probability that I'm going the correct way to some extent. Thanks!
By that logic the kids that played ball when they were young should've also played soccer and football and waterpolo to make it to the NBA? This is pretty shitty advice. If you want to become the best at ONE thing, you should practice that ONE thing, that's all there is to it.
Yeah I agree because one thing has multiple skills with in itself so if you focus being on the best at, basketball than those multiples skills in basketball dribbling,shooting,dunking, jumping you will be good at. It’s very rare for the greatest athletes to be great in other sports and etc. so I agree video is not good
The title of this is misleading. It’s not about how to be the best at something, but how to be more impressive to lots of people by being a generalist. Or in other words, a poser.
@@elieobeid77 There's nothing wrong with being a generalist. But if people allow themselves to be impressed by it to the point where they think a person is the best at something when they are not, that's bad. That's an emotional reaction. Whether or not someone is the best should be determined objectively.
Although this almost panned out as a 'be the jack of all trades, master of none' advice, have to admit - this is an interesting spin on the subject. Thanks! Got me thinking how to amplify the social science background with something rather technical and get to the next level.
As many may interpret this video as a "jack of all trades" endorsement, I don't believe that´s what this video is about. A Jack of all trades knows things that don't necessarily work well together, she just knows them on a surface level. The key word on this video is COMBINATION, of skills that you must find a way to fit together that will allow you to make something great. The best performers in the world are not good in ONE thing only.
Fewer than 1 in a thousand is much MUCH better odds than I had ever imagined. Like enough that if I were younger I’d find that stat encouraging were I interested in joining the NBA.
Thanks this is mind changing,i was stuck at how to become the best at one thing, but you gave me the right path. Thanks for the valuable content .
A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.
Mastering adjacent disciplines will take you very far.
What a thoughtful and thought provoking video. Wonderful insight, thank you
Misleading title!!!
love your videos, ty so much for the motivation!
> "How To Become The Best At Something"
> "Don't try to"
> Ok then.
"Stop trying to be the best at one thing, you're setting yourself up for some serious disappointment"
Bro just hit me harder that a heartbroken phase..
Excellent video, that's a true master advice for everything in life
This is a masterpiece. Thank you so much for this. It makes me think.
The point to note here is that even if we tempt to repeat "Jack of all trades master of none, but often times better than master of one", the example taken by the video creator considers a person who wasn't best in any single subject but he was in top 5% and 10% in the respective subjects and that's what made him get into top 6%.
Just something to keep in mind with future videos: if you want to put text over a solid color, there should be greater contrast. The text over the bars is not fully white, or doesn't seem to be with the font style/weight. It's actually really hard to read when it's over the pink bars in particular.
Tldw:
Venn diagram of different skills, the intersection is 📈
jack of all trades, master atleast one 🔥
"And am I passionate about most of these skills?" NO! I just want to freaking code, not walk around begging people for money and being a business man.
I think the point of this video is to make you aware of any other skills or interests that you might have. Even if you just want to code the next question is what kind of code do you enjoy writing? As in what kind of stuff does the code usually do and what kind of seemingly unrelated stuff are you also into?
For me, programming usually involves computer graphics or game development both of which often involve a lot of art which is one of my interests outside of pure computer science. Lately I've been getting into botany/gardening and that's largely what got me into looking at embedded programming and electrical engineering so I could try to automate the care of my plants as well as discover potential product ideas which I should really try to make someday.
That said I completely get your dislike for business. I occasionally even wish business was something I was passionate about or at the very least didn't completely despise. Mostly since it's unfortunately really useful in our horribly capitalistic society. Which really sucks cause idiots with great business skills are often rewarded far more than they should be for their actual contributions to humanity. In many cases they're even rewarded for being detrimental to humanity if they can make it look like they're being helpful. Meanwhile those that don't wish to waste their effort on business are rarely noticed (or worse exploited) even when by prioritizing other skills they are actually able to move humanity forward more instead of just looking like they are.
I'd even go so far as to argue that a large amount of absurdly wealthy people have provided solutions to problems that should never have existed to begin with and that a lot of their solutions often end up causing more harm than good. By this I mean stuff like the need for cars (self driving cars and ride sharing included) is largely created due to designing cities that require a car for literally everything. That same car dependent city design has directly resulted in less human interaction so that social media and dating apps need to exist for meeting people instead of just being able to do that at the local coffee shop, gym, grocery store, makerspace, etc. due to zoning laws making it illegal to mix residential and commercial property. Basically even without a pandemic going on our cities restrict individual mobility and induce loneliness by design. This is what I mean by problems that should never have existed since the optimal solutions to limited mobility and loneliness in a city is to design cities which would facilitate human interaction and remove the need for long distance transportation or at the very least provide efficient alternatives to cars.
Agree with Beakamir and to addon tech has always a enabler and the greatest leverager. If you don't know business and apply tech incorrectly. You get failure and not being able to get $$ to pay yourself to make matter worst. You have a higher chance to be replaced since anyone can do it but people who understands business & tech is harder to be replaced since they can build products/services to solve problems or get additional help to do it.
Beautiful advice. Thank you
Actually it completely breaks some books (The Dip for example) logic like the most popular stars followed and developed one main skill like singing or playing for example and they became best at it. They succeeded.
But this video opposes it and even though I could get some good insights from this perspective as well. Because basically I'm following this guide indirectly. Now I could have a probability that I'm going the correct way to some extent. Thanks!
How are you doing now Sivanesh? U the best at yo craft yet?
i practice everything for hours upon hours yet im not good at a single thing
This video got me convinced ima be the next Beyonce lol
Yeah I wasn't paying attention, can you repeat it once more? tyvm
Thanks! very helpful information.
If you love what you do, you’d do it even if there were no chances of success. This video is for bots.
misleading title
What if I am not a temporarily embarrassed millionaire?
By that logic the kids that played ball when they were young should've also played soccer and football and waterpolo to make it to the NBA?
This is pretty shitty advice. If you want to become the best at ONE thing, you should practice that ONE thing, that's all there is to it.
Yeah I agree because one thing has multiple skills with in itself so if you focus being on the best at, basketball than those multiples skills in basketball dribbling,shooting,dunking, jumping you will be good at. It’s very rare for the greatest athletes to be great in other sports and etc. so I agree video is not good
Gary doesn’t like to be called a “Self Help Guru” FYI
no self help guru like to be called self help guru - they always have fancier titles in mind
The title of this is misleading. It’s not about how to be the best at something, but how to be more impressive to lots of people by being a generalist. Or in other words, a poser.
good point, if you go down that path you might have a great career, or be a fraud, like any politician
@@elieobeid77 There's nothing wrong with being a generalist. But if people allow themselves to be impressed by it to the point where they think a person is the best at something when they are not, that's bad. That's an emotional reaction. Whether or not someone is the best should be determined objectively.