In the nineties, the focus turned to specialization, with swimmers taking aim at dominating their piece of the larger puzzle.

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This design cohesion in combination with the ready access of tools adjacent to your own specialization encourages photographers, for instance, to learn layout or print designers to learn video.

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Instead of developing a narrow specialization, they study, say, calligraphy (as Mr. Jobs famously did) or hang out with friends in different fields.

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