While I’m still on the topic of Scanners and Renaissance Souls, it’s time to cover the issue of boredom. Being excited by many different things has a corollary effect of experiencing insane boredom when you’re not doing the things you feel passionate about. But while you can fill up your time with varied and interesting [...]
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The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One Margaret Lobenstine, 2006 ISBN: 978-0-7679-2088-9 I had a job interview with a computer programming company yesterday, and one of the questions was “so, what computer programming projects do you do when you get home from work?” I explained that I [...]
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I have been thinking about which direction I would like this blog to take. Certainly it is an avenue for sharing my extensive love for reading non-fiction with a wider audience – why should I keep all the information I read about to myself? But in addition, as the subjects often tend towards self development, [...]
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Insights from I could do anything if I only knew what it was – Barbara Sher Chapter Four: The Sure Thing I wonder how many creative people feel stuck in jobs that feel dull to them, but the job pays the bills and so they won’t quit even though they dream about it? This chapter [...]
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Insights from I could do anything if I only knew what it was – Barbara Sher Chapter Six: I Want Too Many Things; I’m All Over The Map I’ve been carrying in the back of my mind an idea put forward by Stephen Covey in First Things First, if you’re aiming to reach the top [...]
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