If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money. — Snoop Dogg

If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money.

Author: Snoop Dogg

Insight: There's something refreshingly direct about this. It's not really about math class—it's about specialization and commitment. When you stay at the surface level of anything, you get surface-level rewards. Most people dabble. They know enough to get by, enough to sound competent at dinner, but not enough to actually stand out or solve problems nobody else can solve. The harder truth underneath: mastery requires you to go deeper than feels comfortable. It means learning the annoying details, the exceptions, the nuances that boring people know but interesting people skip over. Whether you're talking about carpentry, writing code, understanding your own business, or even relationships—the difference between okay and exceptional almost always lives in specificity. General knowledge is cheap because everyone has it. What makes this stick is that it applies even when you think you're not in a competition. You don't need to become an expert in everything, but the things you care about—that you want to actually matter at—demand more than just showing up. That gap between "general" and "specialized" isn't just about money. It's about whether you're genuinely interested in getting good or just comfortable enough.