I don’t want to overwhelm myself or my brain, so I’ve just stuck to taking out ONE book from the library to really read and think about for 3 weeks, and keeping my To Do lists small, at 3 items a day.

Concordo com todos vocês! Isso só é possível porque decidi que eu posso try it all!

Abraços a todos!!!

I agree that it’s very important to let yourself experience new things. And that’s how I want to see this post – as reminding us of this and of being wary of some popular sayings which are often taken/intended as general truths, while they can only be contextual.

Which means that “saying yes to almost everything” can become similiar unwelcomed extreme. If I try things because I fear I might lose something, it is certain to burn me out shortly and leave in total disgust with myself.

So I’m all for @Jeffrey advice of “learning what things you find acceptable to miss and which ones you’re not willing to sacrifice”, as a way of finding the right balance for yourself.

If I want to finish anything I have to say “no” to a whole bunch of stuff until the “yes” is finished.

Thanks for writing this one – today I bit off more than I can chew and it was a good thing.

3 years ago I put all my might behind a business and I pushed hard to no avail. This year, I started with 3 ideas and one got the lucky break. I quickly dropped the other two to focus on ‘the’ one!

That’s the reason I really do believe in what you are saying. I hope it helps others too.

(And some great comments as well!)

As you know, I recently quit my job, but I don’t believe in pursuing only a single option. For one thing, there will always be a nagging feeling of whether you’ve made the right choice or not. If you didn’t take any step at all along some of the alternative paths, you will never really know.

Besides, putting some of your interests on hold indefinitely can be so devastating that you won’t feel motivated to stick to the project you’ve chosen to focus on. I don’t see why people would want to experience such torture!

And for so long I’ve thought what’s wrong with me. I’m a freak! And then here you are, so timely, writing what I need to hear and from the comments it’s great to know there’s others like me.

I’m currently doing a small business course. At first, the trainer told me ‘you have to be realistic’. Now, she thinks I’m pretty ok since I’m the one that’s come up with the best written business plan and other students are asking me to help them. You’ve given me confidence to keep being eclectic me!