You specialize in something until one day you find it is specializing in you.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Specialization can become an obsession that controls the individual rather than the other way around.
- In plain terms
- You might think you choose your craft, but it can end up choosing you.
- What can you take from it?
- Stay aware of how your work shapes your identity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What parts of your life feel chosen versus imposed?
- How do you maintain agency in your work?
Another view
Not all specialization leads to loss of self.
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