#13 - Go Broad, Then Go Deep
Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough. -R.Feynman
Since the last newsletter, I’ve accidentally become obsessed with a question of balancing breadth and depth in our careers. I decided to spend time exploring the ideas that can help solve this tradeoff. I struggled for a while to bring them together into a single framework. It took some mental juggling until it all came nicely together, or so it seems. This little exploratory journey has been fun, and in this newsletter I am happy to share some ideas and stories around depth and breadth that struck me the most.
New Article: How To Balance Breadth and Depth in Your Career
How can we assess if our career would benefit from more depth or breadth? In this article, I propose to look at 3 interconnected areas - Environment, Ourselves, and Strategy, - and ask ourselves 3 questions in each area. At the end of the article, you will find a diagnostic tool that takes a “temperature” of your current career situation and helps you quickly evaluate whether you will benefit from more breadth or more depth. Read more
Book Recommendation: Range
In a world where the only certain thing is uncertainty, range - in skills, experiences, way of thinking, openness to new ideas - is the key to adaptability, creative problem solving and thriving. Packed with inspiring stories and ideas, this book is a truly fascinating read. Read more
Book Recommendation: the Works of Richard Feynman
That one person could have so many wonderfully crazy things happen to him in one life is sometimes hard to believe. Discovering how Feynman looked at the world might permanently and positively change your view on life. What I find truly exceptional about Richard Feynman is that he went both broad and deep: he had patience and incessant curiosity to explore things. And from his childhood, he could tell the difference between knowing something and knowing merely a name of something - a distinction many of us often fail to make. Read more
The Fantastic Mr. Feynman
During the circuit breaker here in Singapore, we made a habit of curating interesting videos for our kids across a wide range of topics. This documentary has become one of our family top favorites: Richard Feynman’s life story is truly fascinating. Watch it here.
Love After Life: Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife
Where the hard edge of physics meets the vulnerable metaphysics of human heart. - Brain Pickings
Stay healthy, stay curious, explore broadly, go deep,
Arina