Posts Tagged with "boredom"
Why Mastery is a Freaking Snooze (for Multipotentialites)
Monday, May 21, 2012
A few days ago, I got an email from one of my favourite law professors, asking if I’d be willing to write a reference letter for her for an award she was nominated for. Of course I said yes. As I reflected on my experiences in her classes, I found myself reading my term paper [...]
Continue reading...The Promise in the Air
Monday, October 3, 2011
I just gave my roommate my 30 day notice. Hooooly this is happening! There’s something about the end of a monster project. You may feel a profound sense of loss. You may wonder why you can’t relax and enjoy your free time the way you “should”, and you may find that free time quickly transforms [...]
Continue reading...Breaking Up with Your Passions
Monday, February 21, 2011
They say that the death card in a tarot reading isn’t necessarily a bad omen. It means the closing of one chapter and the opening of another– a new beginning, if you will. I wonder if scanners get more death cards in their tarot readings than other people…
Continue reading...Does the Idea of Having One Job Forever Make You Want to Hang Yourself?
Monday, November 1, 2010
I’ve spent most of my life searching for that dream job- the one that would make me happy and fulfilled forever. I used to imagine myself in various positions. Sometimes I’d try them out, other times I’d talk to someone in the profession to see what the day-to-day reality was like. But no matter how [...]
Continue reading...How to Smoosh Your Interests Together
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- The Dogged Defense of Mastery, and the Fear Lurking Behind it
- What it Means to be an Amateur
- Why You Shouldn’t Finish What You Start
- The Gratitude Jog (or Using Ritual to Kick Yourself into Gear)
- The Selfish Artist
- My Very First Interview on Live Radio! (or How to Boost Your Confidence before a Nerve-Wracking Event)
- Building Your Confidence from Scratch (a Personal Confession)
- Why Some Websites Are Addictive and Others Feel Lame (aka the Secret Behind a Killer Brand)
- Can’t Settle on a Niche for Your Business? Not a Problem
- Starving Artist, Meet Web 2.0
- A Sneak Peek Inside the Puttytribe (and Your Chance to Win a Free Lifetime Membership)
- Express an Idea Before You Choose a Medium
- The Infamous (Anti) Goal-Setting Post of 2013
- How to Induce a Flow State on Command
- How To Fund Your Creative Projects Without a Day Job
- Hustling, Building and Creating a Sustainable Dream… Even if it Means Staying Up Past Bedtime
- The Specialist Life Plan, and How To Navigate it when You're a Multipotentialite
- Why You Must Let Go and Trust
- What it Means to be an Amateur
- Losing Interest in Something You are "Gifted" at
- Jo: YES! Exactly! This week, I've been doing a lot of introspection, and so many things have come together. I've realised that the passions I've had throu...
- Laurence: That's a great article! I love this idea, I've been actually aiming for this myself lately, it's good to see others promoting it as actually being a g...
- Laurence: I have no doubts about the benefits of rituals, and I'm really glad it works out for you! it can be so hard to get in shape... but I was wondering if ...
- amyt: I just found this site today. I had never heard the term multipotentialism before but I don't think any other word has resonated with me on such a dee...
- alicia-joy: Hi Jo, Love this! Approaching career decisions and asking "why" can lead to more fulfilling experiences. Most people just come at it from the "what...
- Marie: Wow, I so recognize this. I thought it was just me! It feels so good to be high on action! Man, it's hard to stop in time, when I read that, my first ...
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