So, are some fields best for generalists and others for specialists?

那是否有些领域最适合通才而其他领域更适合专才呢？

Most people are generalists who do things because everyone does them.

大多数人都是多面手，因为他们做事随大流。

The other option is to move away from the generalist MBA.

另一个选择就是抛弃全能型MBA计划。

In this age of generalists, it pays to have specific knowledge or skills.

在这个全才时代，拥有特定的知识或技能是值得的。

So, when assigning roles, make sure you know who your generalists are, your experts are.

所以，在分配角色时，确保你知道谁是通才、专家。

It may be easier to be a generalist when you are younger and then slowly specialize as you get older.

在你年轻时成为通才可能更容易一些，而随着年龄的增长，你要逐渐向专才发展。

There might be differences between programs that require students to be generalists and those that train specialists.

要求学生成为通才的课程和培训专家的课程之间可能存在差异。

Napoleon Hill has written about that before anyone of us was born; nobody pays generalists a lot of money.

在我们这代出生前，拿破仑希尔就写到，没有人愿意付万金油很多钱。

If there is a drop in economic activity or possibly a recession, a generalist may get more job offers.

如果经济活动下降或发生经济衰退，那通才可能会收到更多录用通知。

But truthfully, I actually thought I could make better business decisions because I understood the technology, whereas sometimes generalists don't.

但说实话， 我实际上认为我可以做出更好的业务决策， 因为我了解技术，而有时通才则不然。

It's what written for the intelligent generalist.

这是为聪明的通才而写的。

As generalists, pigeons take advantage of urban food waste.

作为多面手， 鸽子会利用城市食物垃圾。

Increasingly the advantage is going to generalists who have broad integrative skills.

拥有广泛综合技能的多面手越来越多地占据优势。

When I'm looking to hire people for my team, I look for generalists and flexibility.

当我为我的团队招聘人员时，我会寻找通才和灵活性。

Here specialists and generalists each have their advantages.

在这里，专家和通才各有其优势。

In the most rewarding domains of life, generalists are better positioned than specialists to excel.

在生活中最有价值的领域，通才比专家更有能力脱颖而出。

He sampled widely (like a generalist), then focused narrowly (like a specialist).

他广泛采样（像多面手一样），然后狭隘地关注（像专家一样）。

While polymath inventors are less deep than the specialists, they tend to be even broader than the generalists.

虽然博学发明家的知识深度不如专家，但他们往往比通才更广泛。

The more interest you have, the less of other things you will do because you can't win the fight of life if you're a generalist.

你越是感兴趣，其他事情你就会做的越少，因为如果你是多面手，那就意味着你不能在你的领域中高人一等。

This is opposed to someone who's more of a generalist with just a little bit of knowledge in a variety of areas. And here's an example.

与之相对的是，有些人更像是一个通才，只在不同的领域略懂一二。这里有一个例子。