Specialisation is for insects?
Heinlein wrote that a competent person, a basic type of polymath, should be able to perform the left-hand column of tasks. I've generalised these, and updated them for fun.
Heinlein
Generalisation
Change a diaper
Take care of an infant,
plan an invasion,
create a complex plan,
butcher a hog,
source food,
conn a ship,
navigate between two points,
design a building,
understand needed shelter,
write a sonnet,
communicate beautifully,
balance accounts,
manage resources,
build a wall,
protect resources,
set a bone,
perform basic medical care,
comfort the dying,
comfort a person in distress,
take orders,
work in a hierarchy,
give orders,
manager others,
cooperate,
work with others,
act alone,
work alone,
solve equations,
solve problems that have been solved,
analyze a new problem,
understand a new problem,
pitch manure,
shovel shit,
program a computer,
perform a complex, indirectly related task,
cook a tasty meal,
cook food,
fight efficiently,
defend resources,
die gallantly.
accept failure.
"Specialisation", lest we forget, "is for insects."