Comments on: What if You Have More Than One Passion?

By: J

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:36:03 +0000

Hi Scott,

This attitude and active encouragement is refreshing!

I think the whole ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ thing is a little hypocritical considering the way we’re educated. At my school, we did 6 different subjects a day. And a different mix of subject every day. At the end, there was a ‘dux’ – the girl who did best across the board. The dux in my year got top marks all around! She mastered all of them.

I think it’s completely possible to be a master of all (or at least several) trades. Da Vinci, like you posted, is the ultimate example. He was a master painter, amongst other things. I think if we go about our crafts the right way, we can master each despite the others. I was thinking of writing my own curriculum similar to school’s to help me get a better grip on everything I want to undertake.

By: I.A.1989

I.A.1989 — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:03:08 +0000

Thanks Scott!!! Having loads of passion, I always tot that i don’t really know what is it for me, the one that is destined to be my sole passion. Because i love to do everything at the surface level (too bad, this also include the main passion, where i put almost the same effort as to other passions!) and don’t master them. But it pays of, like what you said.

I’m not a computer geek, just a normal kid who sometimes play with the movie maker to create some stuff. And it happens that i was the only one who knows how to use it in my English team for movie assessment.

The last 2 subtopics rocks!!! Looks like i have to put a lil pressure on the main passion. XD

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By: David

David — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:17:31 +0000

I think this could apply to many high school seniors. Try a variety of interests so your not superficially jumping into a college plan.

*don’t know how i found your site but you write great stuff

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By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:15:15 +0000

Scott, thanks for a unique perspective on this subject. I have often felt frustrated at not being able to follow the advice of focusing on only one area of success. However, I can also understand why the advice is given. Thanks for the fresh outlook that really fits me to a T, as well as some of the practical ideas for carrying out the multiple foci

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By: Amie Simmons

Amie Simmons — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:56:46 +0000

Thanks for the article. I have just started to accept all of my passions. Always felt a little lost and a little bit like a loser with no direction. But, really I think it makes life more interesting. It’s nice to see someone writing about it.

By: Johanne

Johanne — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:01:13 +0000

Enjoyed reading through your post. I totally agree about not forcing your side passions upon yourself. We already have enough pressure in life. Sometimes, having fun learning what you want to learn (as opposed to what you need to learn) can help us learn more effectively.