Knowing our Whys can help us create a narrative around seemingly disparate interests and provide a starting point to consider new career options.

Only by experimenting can we know whether a field or profession will give us this sense of meaning, but knowing our Whys can give us clues as to where to begin experimenting in the first place.

I was twenty-three, and I was slowly beginning to observe a pattern in myself. I noticed my tendency to dive into a new field, become completely engrossed, voraciously devour every bit of related information I could get my hands on, and complete a few projects I was very passionate about. After a number of months (or years), my interest would

Evidence shows that creative contributions depend on the breadth, not just depth, of our knowledge and experience.

They had all designed lives that provided them with three common elements: money, meaning, and variety—in the amounts that were right for them.

How Much Variety Do You Need? Here are some questions that will help you figure out how much variety you need in your life. The first three questions will help you understand your general patterns, and numbers 4 to 6 will help you assess your current situation. 1. Think of a time in your life when you felt bored or uninspired because you were doing

How exactly do we design careers that allow us to tap into our multipotentialite superpowers? How do we make sense of and balance the many things we want to do? If multipotentialites don’t have clear, predefined career paths, the way many specialists do, then where do we even start?

We may have internalized the idea that there is never enough of it, that money equals happiness, or that our paycheck is representative of our value in the world.

This argument is based on the idea that skill is the only quality that matters. I want to make the argument that creativity, ingenuity, and passion are equally important.