What to do When You Want to do Too Many Things! 🤷‍♀️ [The Creative Dilemma - 'Too Many Interests']

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Hi Guys!

In today's video we're going to be talking about: what to do when you want to do too many things. It's the creative dilemma of having too many interests.

I've definitely been there, and sometimes I still struggle to focus and niche down across a few different fields instead of many. And a very common question I come across is "should I do more than one thing?"
I think overall there's ways we can harness some of these interests, and still find a way to focus on more than one thing in our lives.

Hope you guys enjoy this discussion video! :)

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[josefinasotes]

I literally romanticize everything I want to pursue, then five minutes later realize I'm too bad at all of it to make a living of it, but I can't become a professional if I don't focus on becoming good at one thing, but I can't decide because... And the cycle repeats itself.

[penny]

I have so many things to do..
I can't decide and i just procrastinate

[lordlendyllchua]

I'm creating a superhero now, including the story and uploading in YouTube.
I want to be a singer.
I want to be an action star.
I am doing a workout trice a week.
I want to be a gamer.
The stories that I making, I want them to have there own book.
I want to have my own business.
And I'm turning 33.

[morganlahm]

Thank you for this! I struggle with juggling all my passions such as writing, playing trumpet, reading, fitness, going outside, self-care and there are a few more. I think what works best for me is doing certain things one day and doing other things a different day. It works, but it is hard because one day when I schedule myself to write, I'll want to play my trumpet or it'll happen to be nice outside so I'll want to go on a run and my schedule gets thrown off. It also gets repetitive working on the same things in order every day: Write, play trumpet, work out or go on a run, for example. It gets boring and it is hard to switch it up because it worked so well for me over the summer. I get burnt out, but I take breaks when that happens. I just feel like it is still too much some days. Plus I work and that takes time. I really enjoyed this video though, it does help!

[thorn.charmer]

I like doing more than one thing, but I feel like it all needs to tie together. So rather than niching down to specific crafts or art, I focused on developing my own style. That way, I can do a lot of different crafts under one umbrella but it all feels cohesive because I have a specifc style. This has been working for me quite well.

[jnrworrier]

I really appreciate this video, since I was little I've always been overwhelmed by the fact that I wanted to do literally everything life had to offer. I've been struggling as an adult bc of it but this gave me hope that it'll be manageable

[jules]

I think the main struggle for wanting to do many things is that many of those things take time to learn and get good in, so when i flip from one activity to another, i feel like im not investing enough focus on each thing to really grasp and get better at them. Its like im just learning surface level stuff for the dopamine-boost before moving on. I know theres plenty of tips out there to juggle different pursuits and have a plan and time management for each, but realistically, they dont count the time & effort it takes for the mind(and body) to process and absorb a new skill (which happens when youre not doing the activity), to weed through the anxieties and fears that come from starting/joining something new, and then of course put that all against the mundane tasks you have to do like working and adulting. I think with age it gets hard to not get tired and burnt out easily, so as much as i want to do so many things, i really have to discipline myself to do 2-3 things at a time to get the full effect and appreciation, and sacrificing some desires if theyre not the best time to pursue them

[isladeansiedad]

Hello !! I am a TEAM CBT Therapist and have to say that I still struggle with my priorities. Being some kind of hyperactive person I want to do everything. After watching your video I think I will use a combination of doing What I love right now and also aborting some projects because I want to do too many things. Happyness comes with getting organised, focusing slowly on the thing you love right now and saying NO to many projects

[fangbifxx]

I feel lost. Sometimes I want to do so many thing but sometimes I don't want to do anything at all. I might have mental health issues 🥲

[brandychantelle]

These are great tips! I made not wanting to limit myself, stop me from getting started. You've provided great advice to help me get started. Thank you!

[muffsmerino]

Thank you. I stopped the video half way to revise and narrow down my schedule to what I want to do right now. Amazingly helpful. There was way too much on it, probably why I only lasted one week following it. I thought I had to do everything now haha. Strange how our minds play games like this.

[PressHarder]

1) Think about what you want to do now 2:02
2) Somethings can be best done in the future and planned for 2:57
3) Don't let social media pressure you 3:18
4) Niche the things you want to do 4:00
5) Make it easy for yourself and simplify the process 05:10
6) Set aside time for each of those things you want to do 05:49
7] Make micro schedules for yourself 06:00

[medhapaul]

Honestly the advice seems ssoo simple yet this was actually what I needed to hear, thank you so much! ☺️❤️ Subscribed

[CourtneyCoulston]

thank you so much for this video! was so helpful!

[karishmaupadhyay]

It’s a wonderful video, helped me in 2024, hopefully this year i can make things work for me🎉❤

[ritvikreddy]

I don't really think making a plan would work because, whenever i create a plan to do things. I end up wasting even more time, not doing anything on the plan. So according to me, you should just start doing it from the very moment you are thinking of doing something.
I really like the idea of not doing everything at once and saving things for later to not get overwhelmed. I have always been rushing things to complete in a short amount of time, to later just forget the i have learnt it. It is always good to start too many things by taking small steps at a time, so we won't get overwhelmed.

[MaKaylaRaye]

I needed this video, thank you so much!!

[aditwijaya]

there isnt a problem with wanting to do more then one thing in your life, being that if you couldn't it be very monotonous. its having to much of it that it effects you mentally and your own performance of the task. this want that makes me split and find difficulty making new decisions.

[Ketumak]

Maybe find ways to get your varied interests to work together? Say if you like theatre and engineering, go into special effects work. If you like music and electronics take up the synthesizer or work in a recording studio, and so on?

[Slowed_speed]

I want to be a boxer, song artist, writer and content creator. I feel creating something for the world that come from me