Explore, then Exploit: Secret to Hot Career Streaks
Career success comes down to the interplay between scouting new ideas and diving deep into a select few
There are periods of concentrated success and phenomenal productivity in our work lives. In just a few years, professionals seem to have accomplished way more than others. Albert Einstein in the early 1900s, Aretha Franklin in the 1960s, Steve Jobs in the 2000s, Elon Musk in the 2020s. For the longest times scientists have been trying to figure out why.