How to Be a Beginner: Again, and Again, and Again…

This post was written by Hannah Braime. On my journey into multipotentiality, I’ve discovered that having multiple interests is both a gift and a challenge. The gift is clear: we get to live authentically, in a world full of possibilities and time spent doing what we truly love. I wouldn’t trade that for the world. [...]

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How To Approach a Passion that has No Obvious Practical Application (At Least Not One that You Want to Pursue)

Last week I sent out an email about feeling drawn toward a passion that “makes no sense.” The email spawned a great discussion on Facebook. So many of you had the experience of becoming interested in fields that were radically different from anything you’ve done before. When this happens, it’s normal to feel uncomfortable, maybe [...]

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Lessons in Puppy Training, and Being a Beginner

As a multipotentialite, I’ve spent my fair share of my time being a beginner. It’s just something that happens when you switch interests frequently. It doesn’t usually bother me. In fact, I typically find that I’m able to build off of past skills, so I’m rarely ever truly at square one. Well, with this one [...]

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Why Mastery is a Freaking Snooze (for Multipotentialites)

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 [...]

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3 Things I Learned About Learning (When Learning Social Skills)

Editor’s Note: this is a guest post by Daniel Wendler. School lied to you. You learn a lot in school, it’s true. But school hides the truth about learning–and ignores one of the key strengths of the multipotentialite. In school, your classes are split up neatly into subjects, and the subjects don’t interact. The Pythagorean [...]

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