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> How can I delete these many interests and focus on one? You don't. People tend to overestimate how much work can they do in the short run, but vastly undere
by dozzie 10y ago
> How can I delete these many interests and focus on one?
You don't.
People tend to overestimate how much work can they do in the short run, but
vastly underestimate how much can they in longer timespan. This means you
should simply start doing whatever you have at hand, and do it again and
again. Start accumulating knowledge and skills and finished side projects.
You say yourself you're interested in many things; take notes when you're
working, so it takes you less time to resume your work later. It will still
take a lot to resume work, especially if the field is completely different
from what you were doing lately. Maybe at some point you'll decide to narrow
your focus, so switching becomes easier; maybe you'll get better at switching
context; maybe you'll just get used to this.
You can't gain expert level in everything, so you must accept that you'll
leave some fields out. But don't let it prevent you from learning any of them.
After two or three years you'll see real progress, and after five you'll be
amazed how much have you done.