Refuse to Choose - Barbara Sher
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Refuse to choose - Barbara Sher
What’s in it
Barbara Sher's book Refuse to Choose is all about people who are 'Scanners'. People who can't choose between a number of interests. People who are good at everything.
We're a special breed. Generalists, instead of specialists. In a world where being a specialist is rated higher.
Interested in everything. At the same time. Or in sequence.
Of course, there's not only one type of Scanner. No, instead you may want to do many different things and want to move on as soon as you've mastered it (a Serial Master), never to return to the topic again.
Or you may find yourself returning to the same (many) things, over and over again (a Sybil).
But what's really exciting in this book is how Barbara Sher explains how to shape your career. What your particular type of Scanner should consider when creating your career.
On top of some great tools to start ordering your projects, your ideas, your thoughts.
Why I like it
I'm a massive Barbara Sher fan. As a fellow multi-passionate her books have always felt like a home-coming. They have provided me with recognition, total aha-moments and truckloads of inspiration and loads of useful tools to help manage the busy inner and outer life of - what Barbara Sher calls - a Scanner.
I was always going to like this book. And I literally read it in 2 days. There's so much in it though, that I'm going to have to return to it. Not once, not twice, but over and over again.
My only regret? That I didn't buy this earlier! Much, much earlier.