Very good fable, there, and good takeaways largely.
Only thing I disagree with:
Be the master of one, rather than a jack of all trades.
There is nothing wrong with being a 'jack of all trades', as long as there are one or two things you actually put in the time to become a master of. It's possible to do both; I do it, and it has enabled me to contribute unique skills and abilities to different teams and situations. I'm not just a master of programming and nothing else: I'm an author, a public speaker, a musician, a computer technician, an amateur chef, and an organizer. I've done illusionism, video editing, and teaching. I'm a jack of all trades, or at least of many, but those strengths lend themselves to whatever I'm doing.
I believe the trendy name for that is "T-shaped". ;)
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Very good fable, there, and good takeaways largely.
Only thing I disagree with:
There is nothing wrong with being a 'jack of all trades', as long as there are one or two things you actually put in the time to become a master of. It's possible to do both; I do it, and it has enabled me to contribute unique skills and abilities to different teams and situations. I'm not just a master of programming and nothing else: I'm an author, a public speaker, a musician, a computer technician, an amateur chef, and an organizer. I've done illusionism, video editing, and teaching. I'm a jack of all trades, or at least of many, but those strengths lend themselves to whatever I'm doing.
I believe the trendy name for that is "T-shaped". ;)