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Froztwolf · 12-31-2009, 03:42 PM

I just finished reading "the Renaissance Soul" where the author draws up a very clear picture of how different people are when it comes to diversity of interests.
There are a lot of people out there that can focus on a single thing to the exclusion of any other. Those are the ones that will be world-class.
Others (like me) juggle many interests at a time and change them around frequently, always staying at the steep part of the learning curve.

I really don't think there is a right or wrong here. Both can be leveraged for practical advantage and both can be enjoyable, just to different people. Personally I would never be willing to put in the effort to become world-class at something but that doesn't mean that it's not the most reasonable option for someone else.

12-31-2009, 03:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Froztwolf Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 217	I just finished reading "the Renaissance Soul" where the author draws up a very clear picture of how different people are when it comes to diversity of interests. There are a lot of people out there that can focus on a single thing to the exclusion of any other. Those are the ones that will be world-class. Others (like me) juggle many interests at a time and change them around frequently, always staying at the steep part of the learning curve. I really don't think there is a right or wrong here. Both can be leveraged for practical advantage and both can be enjoyable, just to different people. Personally I would never be willing to put in the effort to become world-class at something but that doesn't mean that it's not the most reasonable option for someone else.