For the last 20 years I have prided myself on being competent at everything and a master of nothing. The age old Jack of all trades master of none saying. I think that served me well. I was able to build a successful small business, competent enough to invest my money wisely and put myself in a position to live a comfortable life where I control my time.

I don’t think I would advise my kids to do it that way though. I would advise them to master something and then try to stack other skills on top of their mastery.

But then I wonder about the impact of AI and how AI will enable any competent person to appear to be a master so maybe mastering your AI agents will be the mastery most humans pursue in the future.