Answer the
following questions with your first gut response:
Do you find lots
of different things "interesting"/ "worthwhile"?
Yes or No
When you really
understand how something works, where it fits, how to
do it, do you lose interest in it? Yes or No
Do you hate the
expectation that there's only one answer to "What do
you want to be when you grow up?"? Yes or No
Do you find it
more fun to think up neat ideas than to focus in on
the details that make it actually happen? Yes or No
Do you describe
yourself as a "dabbler"? a "dilettante?" Yes or No
Do you find it
almost impossible to answer the question, "What do you
picture yourself doing in five years?" in the
singular? Find it almost impossible to do a meaningful
long-range business plan? Yes or No
Do you have a
hard time choosing? Yes or No
When you've
figured out how something works, would you rather
share that knowledge with others than become a
specialist in one aspect of it? Yes or No
Did you have
trouble picking a college? a major? Yes or No
Did you have no
trouble picking a major but you didn't find yourself
motivated to stick with that field much after college? Yes or No
Do you have a job
that you can do but feel there's something more you
haven't been able to identify? Yes or No
Is the idea of
doing the same thing all your working life appalling
to you? After even just a year or two, do you feel the
itch to move on to something else? Yes or No
Do family members
often say "Oh, X just hasn't settled down yet. S/he's
always trying something different. I wish s/he'd just
figure out something s/he's interested in and do
it!" Yes or No
Do you have lots
of unfinished projects and yet happily move on to
starting something new? Yes or No
Do you distrust your
own decision-making ability because you "definitely
knew I wanted to be an X!" but that didn't hold your
interest, and then you "definitely knew I wanted to be
a Y!", but you got tired of that too, and then... Yes or No
While each person is
different, if you checked the “Yes” box for eight or
more of these questions or had strong, strong
“Yes” checks by at least five of them, you definitely
are wired more like Ben Franklin than Mozart and can
proudly identify as a “Renaissance Soul!"
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