#multipotentiality

[noosphe-re]

A multipotentialite is someone with many interests and creative pursuits.Multipotentialites have no “one true calling” the way specialists do. Being a multipotentialite is our destiny. We have many paths and we pursue all of them, either sequentially or simultaneously (or both).Multipotentialites thrive on learning, exploring, and mastering new skills. We are excellent at bringing disparate ideas together in creative ways. This makes us incredible innovators and problem solvers.When it comes to new interests that emerge, our insatiable curiosity leads us to absorb everything we can get our hands on. As a result, we pick up new skills fast and tend to be a wealth of information.

Emilie Wapnick, Puttylike

[multipassionateme]

This is me embracing myself

Hey there! I know people have told you countless times to focus on and be good at one thing. I know you've been following that advice (terrible, by the way) I know you felt guilty and shameful for jumping from one skill to another your whole life. Joining courses that give everything you need but finding it hard to implement. I get you. I am like that. We've been living in a world where our thought processes are labelled as Shiny Object Syndrome. Or laziness and procrastination.

Sorry to say, but we've been following the WRONG people. We're neurodivergent, living in a neurotypical world. But don't worry. I am here. Together, let's find what makes us happy. Follow our curiosity. Do a ton of experiments because life's too short to restrict our creativity.

[blazephenomenal]

[thedirtbagdad]

The good thing about moving is that you have an opportunity to sort through everything and find treasures either completely forgotten or which have been sought for ages. This book, Callings by Greg Levoy, falls in the latter category. I must have read it at least 10 years ago in the process of seeking framework itineraries for my journeys. One short passage stood out to me and has resonated through the years: “Elsa Buckner, at the age of 22, heard the call of adventure and made a vow: every five years she would stop whatever she was doing and do something different. For more than 50 years she has done just that. She’s worked in accounting, magazine production, advertising, sales, business consulting, and the jewelry business, to name a few. She has written musicals. At age 55 she traveled across Europe with a knapsack on her back, and she got married at 70 for the first time. At the start of each venture she marked her calendar for five years hence and, true to her word, moved on – though she says she is making an exception for her marriage.” This passage resonates because my own life has taken a similar path, though more inadvertent (I refer to my most success methods as those in which I “follow my nose” and not necessarily at near five year intervals (though that rough range instinctively feels right). What I’m saying is that for some, there is one clear linear path of purpose in their lives. And, there’s nothing wrong with that at all. Yet, there are also those of us who wander and intuitively “follow our noses.“ In our culture (American/western) the latter often is not honored so much as the former. If you are such a nose follower: I see you, I hear you, I’m with you. And I’m also with Elsa regarding her exception: I commit permanently to a partner who is willing to join me in doing the hard work that continuously defines successful relationships. Bonus synchronicity: The initial inside pages reveal a ringing endorsement from one of the grand priestesses of storytelling and journeys: Clarissa Pinkola Estés. #rainforestmind #multipotentiality #multipotential #multipotentialité #multipotenziale #multipotencialidades https://www.instagram.com/p/CPbkY25DOQeB6ru8ArWKKma-xucSb9WOiIYZh80/?utm_medium=tumblr

[creativefluid]

Being a Multipotentialite.

Do you have a lot of creative pursuits in different areas? Do you love to learn new skills?

Maybe you’re a multipotentialite!

I never got those people who always knew what they wanted to be when they grow up. I have friends that said they wanted to be something when they were like 10 years old, and 10 years later they’re pursuing a course to follow that field.

I’ve always liked a lot of different things. In school I liked how challenging math was, I liked how diverse Linguistics could be and how organic Arts felt. In high school I had to pick a field, so I signed up for Arts, but then started the year in Science, but then after a month changed for Arts again. 

To be honest all artistic fields always spoke to my heart in a deeper level. But also, I feel like anything can be artistic at some point, and I truly believe that art is kind of a feeling, a point of view.

I always loved to learn. I feel like if you put me in any random class for half an hour I would love it as long as I understand what’s being taught. 

But the thing is, everyone, I mean, most people at least, tell me that I should pick a field. I should pick something and focus on that because otherwise I’ll never be a master at anything. But the thing is, does it matter to me to be a master at something? Would that make me any happy? I don’t think so.

I mean, I always loved music, I had singing lessons for probably 6 years or so, but I’ve learned (mostly by myself) how to play guitar, bass, keyboard - am I a master at any of those? No! But I’ve had lots of fun playing! And don’t get me wrong, some people are masters at playing multiple instruments, but since I have so many other passions, my living time would never be enough to be one of those people. 

But maybe it doesn’t really matter if you’re that good, as long as you’re doing something you truly believe.

I’ll try to list some of the things I like below:

Photography (analogic and digital), film (filming, editing, directing), illustration, music (sing, bass, guitar, keyboards), media, psychology, sociology, reading, storytelling, acting, writing, basically anyway I can express myself, yoga, meditation, crafts diy projects and all, cooking (but not cleaning after), sewing. - There’s probably more, and so many that I haven’t found out about yet!

SO

maybe you’re thinking that it is normal to have many interests, and yes, it is! But some people have a main thing they focus on and I’ve never been willing to do that. I’m still trying to figure out how to deal with this personality trait of mine.

Find more about multipotentiality on the website Puttylike - it’s super well written and very informative and helpful! 

bye!

[graduatecareernotes]

[orangieporangiepuddingpie]

Multipotentiality

“An educational and psychological term referring to a pattern found among intellectually gifted individuals. [Multipotentialites] generally have diverse interests across numerous domains and may be capable of success in many endeavors or professions, they are confronted with unique decisions as a result of these choices.”

[karavansara]

Multipotentiality

A very different video for this Sunday – but it’s nice to cover a number of intersecting topics, right? Emilie Wapnick’s TED presentation intersects two important points, for me. First – it talks about me, and about “having too many interests”, a “defect” of mine that was often pointed out to me, from second grade to university and beyond. A “problem” that hindered me for decades. And it does…

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