"Nothing tends to materialise man, and to deprive his work of the faintest trace of mind, more than extreme division of labour."

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He/She has a endless power to improvise with what is to hand.
The more fields of knowledge he/she covers, the greater his/her resources for improvisation.

The real master has no tools

Over-specialisation in more about defending what one has learnt rather than making new connections. 
The initial spurt of learning gives out, and the expert is left to defend his territory.

Over-specialization

To come up with new ideas, you need to know things outside your field. 
The further afield your knowledge extends, the greater potential you have for innovation.

Invention fights specialization

I travelled with Bedouin in the Western Desert of Egypt. When we got a puncture, they used tape and an old inner tube to suck air from three tyres to inflate a fourth. It was the cook who suggested the idea; maybe he was used to making food designed for a few go further.

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