What is Multipotentiality?
Guiding Questions:
- What are the pros and cons involved in having a lot of options?
- How is multipotentiality like having an extensive menu versus just having a list of tasks to get through?
- What are the pros and cons involved in being good at a lot of things?
- What does this have to do with decision making?
Opening Thoughts:
“Multipotentiality is an educational and psychological term referring to the ability and preference of a person, particularly one of strong intellectual or artistic curiosity, to excel in two or more different fields.”
The meaning of the word “decide” comes from the Latin word, decidere, which is a combination of two words: de = 'OFF' + caedere = 'CUT' = Is decision making really about cutting off alternative realities?
Mini-Lesson:
This week’s lesson focused on "multipotentiality" (being passionate and talented in a variety of diverse areas). While a blessing (who doesn’t want to be good at several different things?), it can become overwhelming when it comes to making wise choices with finite time. We looked at the pros and cons of this trait while trying to magnify the pros and integrate them into our awareness about ourselves. We also looked at some Davidson blog posts on this topic (see links below).
Decision Making Tips:
When you are passionate about a lot of different things and making choices regarding activities, try to remember:
Go Deeper:
“Multipotentiality is an educational and psychological term referring to the ability and preference of a person, particularly one of strong intellectual or artistic curiosity, to excel in two or more different fields.”
The meaning of the word “decide” comes from the Latin word, decidere, which is a combination of two words: de = 'OFF' + caedere = 'CUT' = Is decision making really about cutting off alternative realities?
Mini-Lesson:
This week’s lesson focused on "multipotentiality" (being passionate and talented in a variety of diverse areas). While a blessing (who doesn’t want to be good at several different things?), it can become overwhelming when it comes to making wise choices with finite time. We looked at the pros and cons of this trait while trying to magnify the pros and integrate them into our awareness about ourselves. We also looked at some Davidson blog posts on this topic (see links below).
Decision Making Tips:
When you are passionate about a lot of different things and making choices regarding activities, try to remember:
- You can do it all, just not all at once. Hit pause on one activity and come back to it at a later time. What do you want to pursue now? What can wait until later?
- It’s OK to feel loss and sadness when you let go of one activity to pursue another.
- You don’t have to do something just because you are great at it.
- Stay true to yourself under pressure - only you and your caregivers can decide what is best for you. If you need to eliminate or add activities, that’s no one else’s concern.
- Ask yourself questions: What activities am I currently involved in? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? What am I interested in?
- What are my top three values?
- What activities fit my values?
- What activities and interests build on my strengths?
- Are there any obstacles to pursuing these activities and interests? What are the solutions at this point in time?
Go Deeper:
https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/career-planning-for-gifted-and-talented-youth/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/001698629704100102
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/blog_hop_multipotentiality.htm
https://www.byrdseed.com/multipotentiality/
Decisive (2013 book by Chip and Dan Heath) Here’s their PDF:
https://heathbrothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/The_WRAP_Process_one_pager.pdf
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