Here is a startling conclusion. You can be competent at many things, but you can only be good at one. Our society has become very specialized and as a result, the people that have more value will be the ones with the expertise in one thing. The challenge is the one thing will have at least 5 or 6 major innovations in your lifetime. Happy studying. Guy

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