“it's not just being about being good at many things it's about being an expert at learning and an expert at problem solving in a way and this is something I struggle with a lot in a way it's specializing in learning and specializing in problem solving and specializing in this like big picture thinking”

Generalists aren't mediocre — they specialize in learning, problem-solving, and big-picture thinking

The old stigma: generalists are "mediocre at many things." The actual definition: people who specialize in the meta-skills of learning new domains fast, untangling messy problems, and seeing the system-level picture across disciplines. If you find yourself defending why your background "makes sense" on a CV, stop. Reframe the same skills as compounding expertise in learning itself — that's a moat, not a weakness.