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I'm not sure that's a bad habit - exploring lots of different interests is totally okay (especially for children but also adults). Each of those things you try
by etrautmann 3y ago
I'm not sure that's a bad habit - exploring lots of different interests is totally okay (especially for children but also adults). Each of those things you try teaches you something you may apply elsewhere. There's a quote I can only partially paraphrase where if you only stay motivated for some period of time for different activities, then "maybe you found what you were looking for" in one that you put down or rotated away from.
For myself, I'm sporadically very motivated to take photography seriously, but don't beat myself up if I'm not motivated for a few months.
- epiccoleman 3y agoYeah, I'm not sure it's bad either, hence the question mark - but there are tradeoffs when you bounce around between stuff. Jack of all trades, master of none, etc. Still, I'm not going to change that aspect of myself - it's fun!
- etrautmann 3y agoyep, agreed. I think of it as a tradeoff, where a huge amount of effort (and opportunity cost) is required for marginal gains after a certain point. Becoming a "Master of One" requires giving up 20 other things, and the breadth of those other activities is what gives me joy, purpose, meaning, variation, etc. As long as I'm okay with not being a world class sponsored climber, or exhibiting photos at the smithsonian then I can just enjoy what I happen to be motivated by right now, which feels healthier anyway. My friends who've optimized for a single thing have a hard time when they eventually decided to pursue something else.