Yesterday I was brooding about something. I’m almost 31 years old and I don’t really have one talent that I excel in. It seems like at my age you should at least have something that you can do really well, because you spent the last decade or even longer working on it. Not me. Instead of excelling in one thing, I can do a little of a lot.
I’ve had many different hobbies and interests, but none stuck long enough for me to become good at them. I’ve never felt a passion for something the way that passionate people speak about theirs. I’ve enjoyed every hobby I had, but after a while it starts to feel boring and I move on to something else.
It feels like society and the media push you to find a passion, stick to it and become really good at it. If you don’t, it means you’re unmotivated, lazy and untalented (or so they make you feel). I however think most people are like me and don’t excel at something either, but know/can do a little of a lot of things. I guess I’m just looking for people like me in this, because sometimes it feels like I’ve failed.
So do you consider yourself to be a person with one (or maybe more) talents? Meaning you really excel in a certain field, not just something you can do pretty well.
Or have you, like me, been all over the place (with hobbies/interests and maybe even education) and you know a little of a lot of things?
I’ve had many different hobbies and interests, but none stuck long enough for me to become good at them. I’ve never felt a passion for something the way that passionate people speak about theirs. I’ve enjoyed every hobby I had, but after a while it starts to feel boring and I move on to something else.
It feels like society and the media push you to find a passion, stick to it and become really good at it. If you don’t, it means you’re unmotivated, lazy and untalented (or so they make you feel). I however think most people are like me and don’t excel at something either, but know/can do a little of a lot of things. I guess I’m just looking for people like me in this, because sometimes it feels like I’ve failed.
So do you consider yourself to be a person with one (or maybe more) talents? Meaning you really excel in a certain field, not just something you can do pretty well.
Or have you, like me, been all over the place (with hobbies/interests and maybe even education) and you know a little of a lot of things?
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