Fandango’s Provocative Question #96- Deep or wide?

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FPQWelcome once again to Fandango’s Provocative Question.

The provocative question today is simply this…

Do you think it’s better to have a broad knowledge base or a deep knowledge base?

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A person who has deep in-depth knowledge is a specialist. Being a specialist means that they know all that is to know about their field.

While anyone who gains knowledge about a variety of subjects is a generalist. They can converse with authority about a lot of things to a certain extent.

We meet both types of people and we do need them both. A specialist is needed when the task at hand needs someone with deep knowledge and expertise. While a generalist is needed when there is a requirement to tackle more than one set of tasks.

As a personal preference, I would like to know more about a lot of things than just a few.

Knowledge should to be valued regardless of its breadth or depth. Both aspects are necessary for our survival.

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I am writing to express my opinion, share my experiences and to maybe provide some insight. My blog is addressing women at 50 ( but men are welcome to read my posts) ,their issues and the questions that come up at this stage in life. I don’t aim to teach, but to learn together.

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13 thoughts on “Fandango’s Provocative Question #96- Deep or wide?”

  3. When I was still working, my role was to be a subject matter expert, or SME, and it required me to have a depth of knowledge about our product and services. But now that I’m retired, I’m quite happy at being a generalist, who knows a little about a lot and a lot about just a little.

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  4. l love the comments on this post. I would too agree that I have some in-depth knowledge and also some broader or general knowledge. Today, I am mostly interested in learning more about the things I don’t know about. Nice post, Sadje. Fun. 🙂

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