(2020-09-30) Crittenden Skill Stacking

Mike Crittenden on Skill stacking. Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, wrote about how to reach the top: If you want to be extraordinary, you have two paths: 1. Become the best at one specific thing. 2. Become good (top 25%) at two or more things.

It’s called Skill Stacking

I learned this lesson from Clifford Stoll. He said that astronomers figure he must be an exceptional programmer, since he’s clearly a mediocre astronomer. While programmers figure he must be an exceptional astronomer, since his programming is strictly middle-of-the-road!