Not a generalist--don't even know what that is, Jeopardy contestant? I'd call myself a multi-specialist.

I like to find out what there is to know in an area--get more context than you need. Then I figure out what I need to know now for the task at hand. Always look for alternatives rather than going with the first solution. If you only know one way to do something, how do you know it's the best or even good enough after you've covered all the details.