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{
 "id":"14832563",
 "name":"Paras Chopra",
 "screen_name":"paraschopra",
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  {"id":"1206084164560121857","timestamp":"1576387847","retweet_count":"50","favorite_count":"471","in_reply_to_status_id":"null","in_reply_to_user_id":"null","in_reply_to_screen_name":"null","text":"I looooove this topic.\n\nFor every like on this tweet, I’ll write one new opinion on focus and specialisation.\n\n1 like = 1 opinion. Bring it on! https://t.co/cf1GH5MsXt"},
  {"id":"1206084553313406978","timestamp":"1576387940","retweet_count":"11","favorite_count":"56","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206084164560121857","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"1. Specialisation is a type of insecurity"},
  {"id":"1206084924916158464","timestamp":"1576388028","retweet_count":"4","favorite_count":"37","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206084553313406978","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"2. Focus cannot be had on demand. Either you have it or not."},
  {"id":"1206085171528658945","timestamp":"1576388087","retweet_count":"9","favorite_count":"62","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206084924916158464","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"3. Specialists envy generalists but generalists envy other generalists."},
  {"id":"1206085738585980929","timestamp":"1576388222","retweet_count":"7","favorite_count":"55","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206085171528658945","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"4. Choosing to specialise in something is really choosing to miss out on almost all the fun that living could offer"},
  {"id":"1206086905386823681","timestamp":"1576388500","retweet_count":"14","favorite_count":"88","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206085738585980929","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"5. Specialists are insecure about their worth while generalists are insecure about their value"},
  {"id":"1206087067802853376","timestamp":"1576388539","retweet_count":"1","favorite_count":"32","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206086905386823681","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"6. Specialising has a cost that’s discovered far too late in life"},
  {"id":"1206087226548879361","timestamp":"1576388577","retweet_count":"4","favorite_count":"48","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206087067802853376","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"7. Generalists tell how the world should be run while Specialists actually run the world"},
  {"id":"1206087470997106688","timestamp":"1576388635","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"23","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206087226548879361","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"8. If knowledge were a polygon, an average generalist will cover a bigger area than an average specialist"},
  {"id":"1206093566541303810","timestamp":"1576390089","retweet_count":"0","favorite_count":"26","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206087470997106688","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"9. It’s possible to read two books on focus simultaneously"},
  {"id":"1206093891432136704","timestamp":"1576390166","retweet_count":"5","favorite_count":"42","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206093566541303810","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"10. The opposite of focus is not wandering, it’s boredom."},
  {"id":"1206094192969076736","timestamp":"1576390238","retweet_count":"7","favorite_count":"42","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206093891432136704","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"11. Just before a major cultural shift, specialists are at their maximum earning potential.\n\nJust after it, they’re out of their jobs."},
  {"id":"1206094986967576576","timestamp":"1576390427","retweet_count":"5","favorite_count":"46","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206094192969076736","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"12. Types of jobs suitable for generalists: entrepreneurship, professorship and politics.\n\nTypes of jobs suitable for specialists: everything that’s not in the set above."},
  {"id":"1206095314567843841","timestamp":"1576390505","retweet_count":"5","favorite_count":"69","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206094986967576576","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"13. A founder-CEO’s second in line should be filled with generalists while third in line should be filled with specialists"},
  {"id":"1206095715870470144","timestamp":"1576390601","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"31","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206095314567843841","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"14. Specialists have to prove that they’re specialists while generalists are self evident"},
  {"id":"1206095989439750144","timestamp":"1576390666","retweet_count":"4","favorite_count":"46","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206095715870470144","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"15. To become a specialist, other people have to start calling you a specialist.\n\nTo become a generalist, you have to start calling yourself a generalist"},
  {"id":"1206096281833111552","timestamp":"1576390736","retweet_count":"3","favorite_count":"48","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206095989439750144","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"16. To change the world, the most essential ingredient is focus.\n\nTo change yourself, the biggest obstacle is focus."},
  {"id":"1206096938937905152","timestamp":"1576390893","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"19","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206096281833111552","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"17. Focus is a handicap in navigating a complex system (such as our world)"},
  {"id":"1206097284515000320","timestamp":"1576390975","retweet_count":"10","favorite_count":"35","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206096938937905152","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"18. Generalists maximise serendipity while specialists maximise ceritanity"},
  {"id":"1206097728964415490","timestamp":"1576391081","retweet_count":"13","favorite_count":"47","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206097284515000320","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"19. The best specialists are better generalists than an average generalist.\n\nSimilarly, the best generalist is a better specialist than an average specialist."},
  {"id":"1206098052131381248","timestamp":"1576391158","retweet_count":"1","favorite_count":"29","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206097728964415490","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"20. The richness and diversity of the world is created by specialists, but appreciated by generalists"},
  {"id":"1206101447609212928","timestamp":"1576391968","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"31","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206098052131381248","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"21. You can’t force yourself to generalise. \n\nYou can force yourself to specialise."},
  {"id":"1206102568193028096","timestamp":"1576392235","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"38","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206101447609212928","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"22. Majority of people are neither specialists not generalists.\n\nThey’re the ones living life without caring about the specialist vs generalist debate."},
  {"id":"1206112835236810752","timestamp":"1576394683","retweet_count":"0","favorite_count":"12","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206102568193028096","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"23. Apollo missions wouldn’t have been possible without generalists"},
  {"id":"1206114014515777536","timestamp":"1576394964","retweet_count":"1","favorite_count":"28","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206112835236810752","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"24. Focus is like happiness. The more you chase it, the more elusive it becomes."},
  {"id":"1206114238978150400","timestamp":"1576395017","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"26","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206114014515777536","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"25. When you can’t focus, take a nap."},
  {"id":"1206136723589095424","timestamp":"1576400378","retweet_count":"3","favorite_count":"35","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206114238978150400","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"26. When in doubt, first talk to generalist and then specialists.\n\nWhen you’re certain, first talk to a specialist and then generalists."},
  {"id":"1206136933581066240","timestamp":"1576400428","retweet_count":"4","favorite_count":"35","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206136723589095424","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"27. Generalists can fool people to think they’re specialists but specialists can’t fool people into thinking that they’re generalists."},
  {"id":"1206147279469498373","timestamp":"1576402895","retweet_count":"11","favorite_count":"59","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206136933581066240","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"28. Specialists suspect that they’re imposters, generalists know for certain that they’re imposters."},
  {"id":"1206162655322337281","timestamp":"1576406561","retweet_count":"7","favorite_count":"39","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206147279469498373","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"29. Specialists are doomed to run on a treadmill.\n\nGeneralists are doomed to go on aimless walks."},
  {"id":"1206162809576312835","timestamp":"1576406597","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"11","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206162655322337281","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"30. Specialism is a zero-sum game. If you win at it, someone else loses."},
  {"id":"1206168263975043073","timestamp":"1576407898","retweet_count":"3","favorite_count":"37","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206162809576312835","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"31. When you want wisdom, seek a generalist.\n\nWhen you want knowledge, seek a specialist."},
  {"id":"1206176325846700032","timestamp":"1576409820","retweet_count":"0","favorite_count":"22","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206168263975043073","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"32. Society at the top and bottom is made up of generalists \n\nSpecialists fill the gap"},
  {"id":"1206273650422251520","timestamp":"1576433024","retweet_count":"1","favorite_count":"13","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206176325846700032","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"33. In case you’re wondering who you’re professionally, you’re a generalist."},
  {"id":"1206273834883538945","timestamp":"1576433068","retweet_count":"1","favorite_count":"21","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206273650422251520","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"34. Focus and when you need it are inversely correlated"},
  {"id":"1206274548179427328","timestamp":"1576433238","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"32","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206273834883538945","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"35. The more diverse your interests are, the faster you’re able to understand the deepest and most cutting edge of any topic \n\nThe deeper you’re interests are, the slower you’re able to traverse the diversity of knowledge"},
  {"id":"1206282449665191936","timestamp":"1576435122","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"45","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206274548179427328","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"36. Generalists are like walking lottery tickets - most of the times they don’t do much, but once in a while stumble upon breakthroughs.\n\nSpecialists are like a dollar bill. Can help you consistently buy a pizza slice but never a Ferrari."},
  {"id":"1206424853055561728","timestamp":"1576469073","retweet_count":"1","favorite_count":"13","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206282449665191936","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"37. Generalists attack problems with humility but don’t know their limits (and hence quit far too late)\n\nSpecialists attack problems with arrogance but know their limits (and hence quit too soon)\n\nPS: on the topic of quitting, @vgr what have you gotten me into?"},
  {"id":"1206465094390956032","timestamp":"1576478668","retweet_count":"2","favorite_count":"12","in_reply_to_status_id":"1206424853055561728","in_reply_to_user_id":"14832563","in_reply_to_screen_name":"paraschopra","text":"@vgr 38. Two generalists can have agreeable conversion for hours with each other.\n\nTwo specialists can fight for hours with each other."}
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