Being a jack of all trades is an asset

!A jack of all trades

Playwright Steve Tomlinson says, if you have different passions, “Let them talk to each other. Something will begin to happen.”1

Portfolio thinking takes advantage of opportunistic addition: the concept that an activity only adds value when done in moderation. E.g. a writer and public speaker does both gigs in moderation so that they may feed into and inform the other. A portfolio that is a network has network effects: each offering increases the value of the others.2

Successful people often have various interests. They are more likely to go through a “sampling period” when they’re younger, trying out different activities. This gives them many different proficiencies and helps them explore their own abilities and likes.3 So Explore all your varied interests.

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