I'm so happy that I didn't listen to those expers telling us to narrow down and concentrate on one thing, it wouldn't have worked out for me either I think. I love too many different arts & crafts and want to explore more. :)
Thank you! I've learned to stop thinking of myself as a dabbler and to understand myself instead as a generalist. There are different ways of relating to the world and they're all needed. I craft (and skate, write, cook, oh, the things that I love to do!), and in my work-life I come from academia. There, we have folks who are deep scholars of one tiny slice, spending 40 years digging in to a specific issue; then there's others (I was one) who like to have a broader sense of a few different areas of research. We need both. Your piece this morning reminded me to hang onto myself - and never feel ashamed about the three messy and very amateur crochet projects that sit in different corners of this house!
Your comment has made my day!! “Generalist” is such a better descriptor! I’ve also used multi-directional and multi-modal. And you are so right. Both depth and width are important in so many areas.
Enjoy your crochet (and your skating, writing, cooking and research)!
I'm so happy that I didn't listen to those expers telling us to narrow down and concentrate on one thing, it wouldn't have worked out for me either I think. I love too many different arts & crafts and want to explore more. :)
Yes!! There's too many amazing creative adventures out there to limit ourselves to just one!
Thank you! I've learned to stop thinking of myself as a dabbler and to understand myself instead as a generalist. There are different ways of relating to the world and they're all needed. I craft (and skate, write, cook, oh, the things that I love to do!), and in my work-life I come from academia. There, we have folks who are deep scholars of one tiny slice, spending 40 years digging in to a specific issue; then there's others (I was one) who like to have a broader sense of a few different areas of research. We need both. Your piece this morning reminded me to hang onto myself - and never feel ashamed about the three messy and very amateur crochet projects that sit in different corners of this house!
Your comment has made my day!! “Generalist” is such a better descriptor! I’ve also used multi-directional and multi-modal. And you are so right. Both depth and width are important in so many areas.
Enjoy your crochet (and your skating, writing, cooking and research)!
Thank you!