As I mentioned last week, I love lots of different things. I love learning about them and doing them, and I refuse to pick favorites. Here’s one of many great insights in Refuse to Choose! that helps me to feel better:
…the elusive search for one great passion can blind Scanners [aka, generalists] to a dozen real passions they experience every day. Passion (a word so misunderstood that I prefer to call it interest or enthusiasm) is a gift all Scanners have. It’s part of their makeup. The notion that it’s meant to last forever should be discarded with relief.
Barbara Sher, Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams
Note: I have no affiliation with Sher or her work. I just love her ideas and her books.
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