If the discussion above sounds like gobbledygook to you, consider the famous Heinlein quote:

> A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, 
> conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, 
> set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, 
> solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, 
> fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Presumably Heinlein meant his list to be representative and fluid rather than exhaustive and static. 
Presumably he also meant to suggest a capacity for generalized learning of new skills, including the 
*skill of delineating and mastering entirely new skills.*