Especially now, when all the information is on your phone. You have people walking around with all the knowledge of humanity on their phone, but they… - David Epstein

breadth of training predicts breadth of transfer. That is, the more contexts in which something is learned, the more the learner creates abstract models, and the less they rely on any particular example. Learners become better at applying their knowledge to a situation they’ve never seen before, which is the essence of creativity.

We tend to think innovation means chasing the newest technology.

At Nintendo, Gunpei Yokoi saw something different. Instead of competing at the frontier, he combined older, reliable tech in new ways.

The Game Boy was outdated on paper, but it focused on what people actually cared about.

Sometimes the advantage isn’t new technology. It’s seeing new possibilities in what already exists.

Who do I really want to become?,” their work indicated that it is better to be a scientist of yourself, asking smaller questions that can actually be tested — “Which among my various possible selves should I start to explore now? How can I do that?” Be a flirt with your possible selves.* Rather than a grand plan, find experiments that can be undertaken quickly. “Test-and-learn,” Ibarra told me, “not plan-and-implement.