Quality vs Quantity

EveningSwan
Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:54:10 +0000

In your opinion, is it better to know/be able to do a couple of things really well (quality) or to know/be able to do a variety of things but not be extremely good at them (quantity)? Like, let’s say a person can play four instruments fairly well and a person can play one instrument extremely well, like a couple levels lower than a professional. Who has the advantage in life, in general or when applying to colleges? Or let’s say a person knows three other languages aside from their native at a decent level (can have a casual conversation, order food, etc), but isn’t proficient. Then there’s a person who knows one language aside from their native language at a proficient level (can make a living, can write a novel from scratch, etc). Who has the advantage?