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Giftedness, Multipotentiality, and Your Fear of Losing Interest (FOLI)
You’ve heard of FOMO. Fear Of Missing Out. It’s a thing. Well, if you have multipotentiality. Which you know you do. You may suffer from FOLI. Fear Of Losing Interest. What is FOLI? First, you have to understand multipotentiality. Does this describe you? You have soooo many interests. Since you were a little tyke, you’ve…
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What Does Gifted Look Like in My World?
The controversy is intense. How do we explain giftedness? Is it high achievement? Talent? Productivity? Eminence? IQ? Financial success? 4.0 grade point average? 10,000 hours of practice? Nooooooooo. I shriek. Politely. I mean, it might include any of those things. Sure. But it doesn’t have to. Instead. Here is my explanation. Totally anecdotal. If you…
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The Contradictions Of Giftedness
“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself. I am large. I contain multitudes.” It appears that Walt Whitman knew something about rainforest minds. You are large. You contain multitudes. But how do you live with your multitudinous-ness when other humans find you overwhelming. And when you find you overwhelming. How do…
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If I’m So Smart, Why Can’t I Make A Decision?
You would think that a smart person would find decision-making easy. But, no. It’s often quite the opposite. There are gazillions of reasons for this. Well, maybe not gazillions. But lots. Here are just a few: You want to make the right decision but you can think of arguments for all sides of the issue.…
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Why You Still Don’t Believe That You’re Gifted
People tell you that you’re super smart. They’re baffled by how much you know and how you know it. You can ace a test without studying. You can talk with just about anyone about just about anything. You’re always thinking, analyzing, imagining and empathizing. But you’re sure that you’re not gifted. How is that possible?…
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Afflicted With Too Much Talent
When you were a teen, did you hear this? “You’re so lucky. You can do anything you want, when you grow up. You could be a doctor, lawyer, musician, engineer, professor, IT professional, journalist, artist, anthropologist–anything. Aren’t you lucky!” You didn’t feel lucky. You felt confused and overwhelmed. Guilty and ungrateful. Paralyzed and like a…
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Most Popular Post of 2014 — If I’m So Smart Why Am I So Dumb?
People may have told you that you were smart. But you may not feel smart. Why? Because you graduated from college with a 2.65 grade point average after changing your major 5 times. Why? Because you never finish any of the projects you start. Why? Because you can’t decide what color to paint the bedroom…
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