I like this article, by Timothy Ferriss called, “The Top 5 Reasons to Be a Jack of All Trades“.

“Jack of all trades, master of none“. Some may consider this quote to be as an insult.

But it is actually a compliment. The full quote is, “Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one.”

To me this reminds me of people like; James Bond, Leonardo Da Vince, Timothy Ferriss, Benjamin Franklin and much more.

Here’s quotes from Tim’s blog.

Generalists take the condensed study up to, but not beyond, the point of rapidly diminishing returns.

Based on my experience and research, it is possible to become world-class in almost any skill within one year.

Is the CEO a better accountant than the CPA? Is Steve Jobs a better programmer than the iTunes VP of Engineering? No, but he has a broad range of skills and sees the unseen interconnectedness. As technology becomes a commodity with the democratization of information, it’s the big-picture generalists who will predict, innovate, and rise to power fastest. There is a reason military “generals” are called such.

Lack of intellectual stimulation, not superlative material wealth, is what drives us to depression and emotional bankruptcy. Generalizing and experimenting prevents this, while over-specialization guarantees it.

It also breeds empathy with the broadest range of human conditions and appreciation of the broadest range of human accomplishments.

The jack of all trades maximizes his number of peak experiences in life and learns to enjoy the pursuit of excellence unrelated to material gain, all while finding the few things he is truly uniquely suited to dominate.

The specialist who imprisons himself in self-inflicted one-dimensionality — pursuing and impossible perfection — spends decades stagnant or making imperceptible incremental improvements while the curious generalist consistently measures improvement in quantum leaps. It is only the latter who enjoys the process of pursuing excellence.

Be too complex to categorize.

Look far and wide.  There are worlds to conquer.