“A multipotentialite is a person who has many different interests and creative pursuits in life. 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, Terminology, Puttylike
Recently I discovered the term multipotentialite, (also known as multipods, or polymaths who are ‘highly’ specialised in a couple (two) of areas.) This certainly got my attention, as I am definitely a multipotentialite and I will be doing a very deep dive into this subject matter highlighting the UPS (there are many) and the DOWNS (there are a couple of disadvantages- other peoples misjudgments, or their need to ‘box’ you or ‘squash’ you) I’m looking forward to sharing this huge and important part of my life, what my struggles have been, but also my many triumphs. I know there are many others out there - hugs
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