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It's a common belief that to get the most, we must be number 1 or at least become the 1% on top. This is true but becoming top 1% may require a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of competition.
While it might be worth it to fight for, there is another theory that may achieve more than others but require less effort (but still need perseverance in doing so).
The theory is called "Talent Stacking".
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No, it doesn’t mean that you need to become a generalist. A generalist may know a lot of stuffs, spreading to all direction. But Talent Stacking is knowing some stuffs that going to same direction, amplifying your main skills.
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Pick complimentary skills that can impact other skills positively. A sample in video explaining that how a soccer player that has a routine practice and also develop complimentary skills in stamina, speed, teamplay and power; which also effect his performance in basket ball, outperform those who ...
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Another benefit of having Talent Stack is we will be more ready in facing changes. As we know, the world around us is constantly changing. And if we only stick to one main skill, this may risk us in facing change, where our skill become obsolete. But with Talent Stacking, we can easily adapt to t...
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The term 'talent stack' was coined by cartoonist Scott Adams – best known as the creator of the Dilbert Cartoon – to describe developing a variety of skills which combine to make someone a sought-after commodity.
Adams describes his own talent stack in the following terms: “I am a famous s...
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It's about combining your main skills with some additional complimentary skills that can help to amplify your main one. The good point is these skills (main and complimentary) don’t need to be in perfect or excellent state. A good or just above average is enough as sometimes, a good main skill pl...
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Another one complimentary skill that important is understanding business. It can improve your life, from an employee, to become a business owner, a freelancer or investor. As by understanding business, indirectly you will learn accounting, leverage, sourcing, money management, risk management, et...
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