Are you a multipotentialite?

Glad that you have really resonated with this post @Akinna - it is nice to find something that finally explains how you have been feeling and how you see yourself 😃 What do you think would be the things that you enjoy or want to do next? 

Wow it's great to see people can relate to this! Thank you everyone!

@Hannah-RO yes I definitely sent this video to about a million people after I first watched this! And yes, crochet is the best thing ever! I may or may have not spent this whole morning crocheting instead of doing my assignment haha. What do you like to crochet? And the "Oh so that part of your life is over?" thing is sooo relatable! I went back to uni to study something else as well and people keep asking me if I'll chuck my whole other degree lol.

@Lost_Space_Explorer5 sounds like you're gonna know so many different things and will be a unique addition to any team! And who said you have to stick with one thing forever ? With your broad skillset you can move on to the next thing in 1 sec!

@Wolfie_ Of course you can never be bored with all those awesome interests! Psych and art are cool, I love them both as well! Sounds like you're having the best of both worlds! And that's the best advice ever. I'm excited for you too, good luck with your business What kind of art do you do?

Omg, you know the ted talk is good when you think of someone to send it to within a minute of starting it! @November13 I love the idea of having many jobs and being able to do something new everyday. I think you'll really enjoy it!

@Hannah-RO that's so odd people thinking that your creative career was over because you're starting uni, I assume that isn't the case! I think that multitasking makes me feel more positive about all of my pursuits honestly  Good luck with your crochet, I found out last year that it's harder than it looks!

@Lost_Space_Explorer5 you remind me of my friend, she loves to jump hobbies and her mum is constantly on her back hoping she settles on one thing! What kind of things are you interested in doing?

@Wolfie_ I love that you've been able to turn your hobby into a business! Maybe one day you could synthesise and become an art therapist 

I'm definitely a multipotentialite! Specialising has never given me the same excitement as being able to study and learn about many things at once. I'm doing law and psychology with no interest in being a lawyer, and I don't even know if I want to be a clinical psych and have to specialise in one thing! I also do tutoring and coaching on the side but don't want to be a teacher I think the thing she said about adaptability is super true, I want a job where I can think on my feet more than anything else, plus I find that having many different areas of experience makes me much more confident than just being perfect at one thing. It's so nice to hear about the multipotentialite experience because my two degrees are very streamlined and I'm excited to do both at different times in my life!

I think my main interests are in refugee and indigenous law, dispute resolution and mediation,  relationship counselling, working in a high school as a counsellor or psychologist, and being a university tutor or lecturer. My current idea is that I'm going to start in the psychology and counselling area and move into law later since law scares me a lot more, but who knows, maybe I'll find some work in legal research or policy!

The main downside of this passion to learn I think will be being in debt from all the courses unfortunately! I also have resigned myself to the fact I'll be at uni or studying forever so I'm thinking of doing a PhD as a meme now, may as well  Another detriment is that I feel like all of my friends who are specialising are starting to chase their careers and I'm stuck in the casual work world still It's important to remember that how much you make and how prestigious your work position is isn't always a sign of how happy and fulfilled you feel with your life.

@StormySeas17 I think lots of multipotentialites feel behind on their career at first because we grow horizontally rather than vertically like specialists. But my careers consultant said everyone grows both ways and we'll all meet at some point, when the specialists start to gain a wider skillset like we do. It's just a matter of which way you grow first!

@Lost_Space_Explorer5 haha I feel personally attacked about the "when it's finished you move onto the next thing" stuff. I'm nervously looking at my felt craft stash right now!

@Hannah-RO Awww babies are the best thing ever! This was the first hat I ever made. Lots of people in the comments said they're beginners and they nailed it so I think it's a great start!

Of course we wanna change the number of foundation chains and total number of rows so it fits a baby's head (the starting chain will be how tall the hat is, and number of rows is how wide). And of course use the cutest sooooftest baby yarn lol, it makes the process so much more enjoyable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcIihHsYBF8&list=PLTemUM5xEMbejKJNjTki9R72w5netLis3&index=4&t=0s

I hope I made sense, or if you love making squares just do the same thing but bigger and voila, you got a blankie or blanket (depends on how patient you are lol). Good luck and do tell me how you went!

Thank you so much for this @November13 ! I am so keen to give this a go! I'm going to try and get some heaps cute and soft baby yarn and just crochet my lil heart out

I would LOVE to make a blanket but I think I need to get some much thicker yarn or it will take me 10 millions years 

@November13 It's so true! I've been taking my uni slowly so that I can get good marks while also work and maintain my mental health and I've been beating myself up about it. But recently I found out that my university likely offers a combined Masters of Clinical Psychology as well as a Doctorate of Psychology! I honestly got so excited about it, the prospect of being able to focus on my study towards getting to be a practising psychologist but also qualifying myself so I can work at a uni research and even intervention programs is so enticing to me! It's also nice because I wouldn't have to specialise by doing a Masters of Research  funny how so many more opportunities come up when you take the time to think outside the box.

@StormySeas17  I think taking uni slowly is a great idea! Your work experience and the skills you get from it will make your resume look wayyy better. You're doing a great job balancing work, uni, maintaining your mental health and volunteering. That's a lot of work!

And omg your uni is hands down the best! One of my biggest dreams is to do a PsyD just because it also offers both a research and a clinical component  I don't know how or when I'll get there though, but being able to do both research and practice would sure be awesome!

@November13 Thank you so much, you're making me feel very empowered! I do struggle with worrying about how long it's taking. I think realising that my work is actually quite fulfilling to me and making the decision to increase my volunteering to prepare for my masters is making me feel a bit more hopeful about the future and improving my self worth.

I think we're in the same boat, I would love to do something like research into intervention programs for mental illness which my university does! The only problem is I did my first research report this semester and I think it's the most stressful thing I've ever done  Although apparently the rest of my class agreed when I brought it up. I think even if it takes a while as long as you're happy with the process you take to get there it'll all be worth it!

@StormySeas17 yay for you being so proactive in preparing for your masters! I think one of the great things about the psych field is that being a bit older can be a great thing. Lots of clients prefer to see someone older than them, and they see you as someone with more life experience!

And I think most people would agree with us on how hard research reports are . I have friends doing PhDs and trust me, they're still figuring it out. And you're right, it's much better being happy in the process than trying to get "there" as soon as possible (and feeling like a zombie while you're at it)