Daily Vibranium: A jack of all trades, is a master of none.

Have you ever heard the saying, "A jack of all trades, but a master of none?" This figure of speech references a person who has dabbled in many different areas, but has not devoted the time to gain the proper knowledge and necessary comprehensive skills. Instead, his/her knowledge or skills are very surface level and often times superficial. Its not enough to simply be a "generalist", but you want to aim to become a specialist. A generalist has a common prowess in several different fields, while a specialist on the other hand, is highly-skilled with a more in-depth, specific or broader understanding of aspects of a particular subject and/or activity. Now I do believe that over-specialization can be just as problematic as being a generalist. You want to stay away from being so submerged in one thing alone that you have nothing else to fall back on. Try not to limit yourself, and always remain open minded. Don't get to the point that you have devoted so much time and effort to one skill, that at any given moment you could get replaced by a robot...lol

It is always a plus to posses a number of different skills-- you'll never know when you will need to put them to good use. However, not being fluent or proficient in such areas can be considered counter- productive. This is where we see the "quality over quantity" idea come into play. You want to ensure that you are always executing at your highest- quality. It's no use if you claim to have this plethora of skills to offer, yet you are sub-par in most of those areas. Don't take on so many ventures that you fail to become a cognoscente in at least one or more.

Don't become a person who can do many different types of work, but is not necessarily very competent at any of them. There is no fault in learning new things, however, push yourself to truly become adept and versatile when it comes to your unique skill set.

Strive to be "A master of a jack of all trades" .. that has a nicer ring to it...