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The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the best I've found, though it's geared more towards the parents of an Asperger's child. It's also the only resource I've seen that explains Asperger's in females and there are considerable differences between the characteristics in females and males. Relevant to me because my mate is also Asperger's.
You can also use Wikipedia's ability to view earlier versions. Look back about 8 years.
A good generalist is really just a specialist in many, varied areas. For example, John von Neumann considered himself a generalist, and he's probably the greatest generalist of all time. He made important discoveries and contributions in statistics, logic, geometry, game theory, quantum physics, fluid dynamics, computing, programming, economics and so on.
Someone who's just dabbled at a bunch of different things but isn't good at any of them is what's called a jack of all trades (what was once a derogatory term). They aren't a generalist because they aren't good at anything.
Ideally, early in your career, you specialize in something. As you become more experienced, you pick up more expertise and specializations and morph into a generalist. But a lot of people don't have the mental plasticity and focus to become a generalist, so they stick to the few things they know well and remain specialists.
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is a good book on the topic.
Please do yourself a favor and read this book. I guarantee it will change your perspective about being a generalist.
>Michael Myers being born a psychopath with no help from society is integral to the character.
Maybe it's just me, but a realistic killer is scarier than an abstract embodiment of evil. And, for what it's worth, Zombie nailed the realism.
The sociology of what causes killers to kill is documented thoroughly. Three key ingredients:
1) a witness to violence.
2) coached or encouraged into violence or delinquency.
3) a victim of trauma.
Read that book. Every serial killer falls into patterns that shaped them. They aren't born evil.
And that's what makes Zombie's take better than you're giving it credit for. He nails the key elements of what makes a real killer.
The days of being a narrow specialist are past. The future is in being a generalist -- competence or even specialization in a wide range of areas. David Epstein's Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is worth the read. For instance, consider why companies are how preferring a team of full stack engineers over separate back end and front end specialists. It's all about flexibility and adaptability in a fast changing landscape. A key feature of being a generalist is effectively using experience and concepts from learning past competencies to quickly learn new competencies.
The phrase "jack of all trades, master of none" is more typically used as a derogatory term, referring to someone who's dabbled in a bunch of things but never gained competence at any of them. You never really want to be described as a "jack of all trades."
The sentence, "Jack of all trades, but no master," followed by something about focusing on language stood out to me. That sentence is, language-wise, really awkward. The first half is like a title or adjective phrase, but the contrasting self half is incomplete or something. "... no master trade?" "... no master skill?" "... no master*y*?"
Anyway, there's a difference between a so-called jack of all trades, a generalist, and a specialist. A specialist is, of course, someone who's highly skilled in some particular domain.
Many people are unaware that the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none" has mostly been used throughout its history with negative connotation. It's usedd to refer to a person who's dabbled at a bunch of things but never gained real competence at anything -- someone who has no real skills. Think of someone who's started to take guitar lessons but stops practicing, does a few programming tutorials but never advances beyond that, or take some college classes and drop out. This is someone with no follow through. They end up just being novices at a bunch of things but not having even basic competence at anything. This is where many people find themselves, and they often overestimate their skills.
A generalist is someone who's competent or skilled in a variety of areas. In today's fast paced technology driven world, you should strive to be a generalist so that you can be adaptable and flexible to whatever circumstances you find yourself in. I recommend reading David Epstein's Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. It's not something you can become overnight. A generalist is somewhat of a specialist in multiple domains.
So you should try to honestly evaluate what skills you do have and what you might be able to start specializing in quickly.
Hey, so this will be probably buried - but you should check out the phrase "Third Culture Kid." I think it will maybe help you parse some of what you're feeling in regards to having multiple cultures form your identity. It essentially describes a person who is influenced by both their parents' culture(s) and the culture in which they are raised. There's a large community of us!! There's even several books written about us.
I understand that a lot of people feel the need to police or gatekeep cultures as a way to prevent cultural appropriation. But I think the pendulum can swing too far and create segregation and stereotyping and just as much racism. E.g. person thinks you "don't look Korean enough" to enjoy Korean culture... this is racist bullshit no matter how you slice it. If we are to combat harmful cultural appropriation, we have to do so with a great deal of nuance and appreciation.
I really don't know what his personal politics are, but I can recommend criminology texts by Dr. Lonnie Athens. His books follow his decades of in-person interviews with violent criminals and set out his Violentization theory of criminality. And following on that, Why They Kill by Richard Rhodes that goes over the life and methods of Dr. Athens himself.
The Nurture Assumption makes this argument compellingly. Raj Chetty’s work argues that the most consequential decision for a child is where (down to the sub-neighborhood) they grow up. Most parenting decisions influence things on the margin, but the margins are often what makes a difference.
Definitely persuasive, but it shows that there's probably a local maximum of productivity that can be achieved by moving people out of school earlier and more specialized in their jobs. If we were engaged in a gradient descent hill-climbing algo optimizing for productivity, we might go along with his prescriptions.
However, I have a pretty firm belief that a broader range of generalist knowledge, when combined in unique combinations and permutations, often results in more new things created than hyper-specialization will. This line of thinking is represented in the book Range (https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484). I think university/general education helps us make a small selection of connections that have incredibly high ROI. Following the hill-climbing-algo example, generalist permutations of knowledge have the same effect as "random restart", which gives us a higher chance of finding a GLOBAL Maximum in productivity.
Definitely persuasive, but it shows that there's probably a local maximum of productivity that can be achieved by moving people out of school earlier and more specialized in their jobs. If we were engaged in a gradient descent hill-climbing algo optimizing for productivity, we might go along with his prescriptions.
However, I have a pretty firm belief that a broader range of generalist knowledge, when combined in unique combinations and permutations, often results in more new things created than hyper-specialization will. This line of thinking is represented in the book Range (https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484). I think university/general education helps us make a small selection of connections that have incredibly high ROI. Following the hill-climbing-algo example, generalist permutations of knowledge have the same effect as "random restart", which gives us a higher chance of finding a GLOBAL Maximum in productivity.
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is by far the best I've found. It's not short, but it's a fairly easy read.
Buy this book: https://www.amazon.com/Search-Real-Self-Unmasking-Personality/dp/0029202922
DBT imo is symptoms-management, which ofcourse is good, but this book is the real cure. Source: trust me bro.
It's a practical introduction to attachment theory building on the works of Freud and Jung. Don't just read it, but apply it. It's aimed at the clinician but you can also apply the lessons yourself.
Read, walk, exercise, limit sensory stress, limit stress, change your life, learn about yourself etc. Yes, you probably heard it already and yet...
A book that i'm currently reading and wish i had read as a child, for there is a lot of things about how to deal and understand our condition:
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Aspergers-Syndrome/dp/1843106698
Absolutely. Read Why They Kill for an amazing description of the process of brutalization and its connection to violence and shame.
Buku ini menjelaskan bagaimana jack of all trades bisa sukses.
https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484
Definisi kaya kamu apa? Definisi jack of all trades kamu apa?
Contohnya, saya jack of all trades dalam software engineering, tapi bukan jack all of all trades dalam soal profesi.
I have no experience with the UK healthsystem.
That said, go if you feel the need to! Maybe try a different doctor this time. It's going to feel awkward for you regardless as it is something very personal for you, but trust me, most doctors have some experience with borderline patients so a good doctor should be in a mind to help out as much as possible.
If you have BPD: Personality disorders are pervasive disorders and difficult to treat. A lot of people recommend DBT for symptom management, but I don't think a lot of people would consider it a cure. I wouldn't recommend meds unless you're spiraling/self-harming or maybe if you're comorbid with depression/anxiety): BPD IMO shouldn't be treated with meds.
I can highly recommend this book, it can be a bit hard to read at first but it practically outlines somewhat of a "cure" for personality disorders: https://www.amazon.com/Search-Real-Self-Unmasking-Personality/dp/0029202922
Good luck with the doctors visit!
That's because what employees need is range from their employees. The world is full of wicked problems and having employees with a diverse background and a range of skills makes solving these problems so much more doable.
I did not read this but here is interesting title book: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484
so maybe nowadays maybe it is better to be fullstacker than specialising.
Buy this book and read it. All I can say is it changed my life for the better, and also helped me understand my wife's Asperger's. It is the only book I've found that delves into the difference between male and female Asperger's.
Using the ideas from the book of Range, OW would be seen as a Kind World problem (ie. success and failure are well defined, as are how to achieve them), similar to games like Chess and Tennis, so grinding and hyperfocus is probably the most effective way of getting good. It's unlikely other types of activities to contribute much (minus some outside the box strategies, but even then, it's probably going to be other FPS or team-focused games and not biology books or retail experience).
Becoming Attached - first relationships and how they shape our capacity to love by Robert Karen is a good book on attachment theory. Attachment literally effects us across our lifetime.
You might enjoy this book:
Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
It has quite a bit of information specific to Asperger's in females.
Interesting Idea. I think the best way to start a book club would be just to start sharing ideas from some of the books that you've read related to polymathy.
I'll contribute one to the list. I can recommend: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Epstein offers a good comparative analysis between specialization v generalization in the context of professional career paths. Epstein is a sports writer himself, so naturally he's drawn to examines athletes - which is why one of the first people he examines in his research is Tiger Woods. He also explores musicians, chess players, and a few other professions to see how they measure in what he calls kind/wicked learning environments. Basically the more repetitive, familiar, and predictable your career path is, the better you're off specializing, vs the more "wicked" your career path is the more you'll benefit from a diverse range of skillsets.
Its actually a really good read, would recommend to you guys. If you're still unsure, always be sure to take a look at amazon reviews. lol people literally summarize the entire book in those things, you'll get all the cliff notes you need from there.
I think you already pretty much know, because you already mentioned it helps to know your diagnosis. It helps you understand why you might do, or not do, certain things. It gives you context.
Everyone's different, every autistic is different. There's no rules, just you.
Research autism and think about yourself. Dr Tony Attwood would be an excellent place to start, he literally wrote the book on Autism.
>There is a book called Range by David Epstein
https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484
He does a pretty thorough job of explaining the research in an entertaining way. It starts with a comparison between Tiger woods, who is the quintessential hyper specialized human being, and Roger Federer who was forced to play other sports besides tennis until he was about 17.
Give it a read, it might change your world view on what is important to learn. It certainly helped change mine.
I just finished reading a book called, "Range" by David Epstein for this very reason. I can't recommend it enough, for both individual self-esteem and societal import.
Thanks for your feedback!
Well, it's hard-going in the beginning because of the stigma associated with dating sites in general, but we hope our reputation will speak for ourselves over time.
As to your suggestion: the quiz / site is inspired on work carried out by Reken and Pollock and the question is "where did you spend most of your *childhood*", as that has an incredibly deep impact on forming one's culture. Does that make sense to you?
From reading the book Range, there was a quote about experts in complex fields that really stuck with me. "Experts are incredibly good at predicting the past."
That is how I feel about Peter. If the past holds true, yeah China will seize to exist as a country. Yeah Russia, Germany, and most of the EU is doomed to at best an economy like Japan's. Yeah we are going to experience worse global warming.
However if there is some element(s) that exist now that didn't in the past, these could change the results of this complex system.