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Deep thoughts.
Although some polymath neurons in my head are resisting the limitation of 1 to 2 priorities, and the archetype of mastery.
I have deeply and painfully struggled with this for my whole life, and FWIW, my conclusion is that the closest thing to a solution -- at least for me -- is to go in cycles. It would be turning my back on my principal skill to master some small number of things; but if I just flit from flower to flower, as is my tendency, I won't accrue enough of anything to be worth a damn, either.
So spending some time in pollinator mode, and some time in go-deep mode, is the best I can realistically do. I won't ever have the real expertise of somebody obsessed with a single thing, but being pretty good at a handful of things isn't a bad life either; and having broad exposure is one of life's joys.
Also, why do we keep feeding the archetype that the master of one is better than the jack of all trades?
Good question. Why do you think?
106 sats \ 1 reply \ @Naja 30 Apr
my cycle is similar, sometimes in circles, sometimes in elipses (pivot from circle and go on a tangent closer to another area of interest). Love the polinator analogy! not only it covers the moving from flower to flower for yourself, as it also contributes to teh pollination of the flowers themselves! a bit like @nym's purpose
Good question. Why do you think? I agree with the author here. It's the stories we've been told, and teh stories that were told before us, etc. over and over, going from generation to generation without much input of critical thinking.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 30 Apr
Yes!
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