multi-passionate

How to build a creative playground

Here are 4 tips on how to lock yourself into a cage and have fun :

1. Make variations : Stick with something that you can iterate and vary. Think of basketball: There is only one goal, yet there are countless ways to achieve it.

2. Limit your time : This lets you know when you are done .

3. Pick a format : You won’t... See more

Take a look at the unfinished projects on your computer or in your notebook. Try splitting them into experiments and commitments, and see which ones fall into each box. Calling some of them experiments, and knowing it’s okay if they fail or you decide to quit them early might give you the momentum you need to pick them up again.

And more... See more

Portfolio careers are on the rise and to me this makes perfect sense, because they’re more reflective of the way humans are built. We’re multi-dimensional, multi-faceted, multi-passionate beings, so surely our work should be multi-dimensional, multi-faceted and speak to our multiple passions.

Many of us are realising that we don’t want... See more

The key, says Young, is rethinking your mental approach to new projects, rather than simply forcing yourself to finish everything you start. Young suggests putting every project you work on (if it will take more than a day to complete) into one of two categories: experiments and commitments .

Blend your inspirations

When the vocation requires self-expression, no singular interest will ever be able to contain the totality of what the self seeks to express.

Categories fail to hold at the boundaries of exploration.

Blending inspirations, interests and passions into your work becomes a necessity because what can’t be expressed through one... See more

A lot of people I know don’t bother starting projects because they know they won’t finish. What’s the point of writing a book, mastering a new skill or setting up an online business if you won’t see the end result. But there are few things more satisfying than holding a finished product in your hands after months of effort. Setting deadlines,... See more