It is better to have broad knowledge of many academic fields than to specialize in one subject area. Use specific examples to explain your position. |
Unlike the old day, the world has changed that the possibility of success has been increasing more and more if people become best in one special area. Therefore, some are merely trying to dig up one field enthusiastically during his whole life. However, I suppose it is not a really good idea because it is kind of risky. They may become prosperous; otherwise they will surely become poor like beggars. Therefore, I would like to recommend having extensive knowledge of abundant academic areas than to concentrate on one subject area because it can surely help people talk to others easily, and choices of jobs will be expanded. First of all, if you possess a great amount of knowledge of various academic fields, you could be like the Dale Carnegie. A couple of years ago, a friend of mine read a book named “How to win friends and influence people” written by the Dale Carnegie, and after reading it, he found out how others talk very well with people who they are not friendly with. One of the manners was to have numerous topics of conversations. After that, he was trying to observe others, and he who discovered that worked started studying many subjects. Like this story, although people have superficial information about some subjects, if they have some knowledge of manifold academic fields, they can make many people’s relationships with you. Second, people will have plentiful choices of jobs if they have broad knowledge of enormous academic fields. As mentioned above, some who are trying to specialize in one subject area are half of success and half of fail. If they fail, they will have no alternatives for their job but what they only studied for, while if some who study many academic fields fail, they have some alternatives because they know another some skills besides what they failed in. Therefore, if people who do not have very strong confidence about what they study for or work on should know extensive knowledge of ample academic fields. To take two of the reasons into consideration, digging up just one special field could be committing suicide if you are not the best at it. On the one hand, some say that is not quite true, and if you make a desperate endeavor, you will succeed. On the other hand, others say a strenuous effort is the best elementary of success, but in this world that recently has the worst job markets, you should not only have a great effort, but also have some alternatives in case of failing in what you specialized in. |