As someone who would probably best fit this description, I don&#x27;t think the advice to embrace this pattern is particularly good.<p>At the end of the day, you are valued (and paid) for what you actually contribute to a larger goal. That&#x27;s not restricted to mechanical types of activities either, personality based activities like sales and marketing take specificity and deep experience to be really good at.<p>Being shallow and wide means you will always be out-competed by someone deep and narrow.<p>The only place where a &quot;scanner&quot; might be a valuable trait is as an executive - but I don&#x27;t think there is enough data to even prove that is right.<p>...and yes I am aware that there are a handful of jobs around the world for people like this, for example David Shing [1]. However it&#x27;s what, <i>maybe</i> a few hundred jobs worldwide.<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2014&#x2F;nov&#x2F;11&#x2F;who-is-shingy-aols-digital-prophet" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2014&#x2F;nov&#x2F;11&#x2F;who-is-shi...</a>