Emilie Wapnick's "How to Be Everything: A Guide for Finding Clarity and Direction in Life for Those Who Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up

Elisa: Este libro, a pesar de ser corto, entra en las herramientas principales que necesitas para empezar a conocerte como persona multidisciplinar. No se centra tanto en explicaciones teóricas sino más bien en los aspectos prácticos de una vida con este tipo de necesidades. Yo sí lo recomiendo para empezar a informarte sobre el tema; además de que la autora es la principal exponente del mismo. La lectura es sencilla aunque el inglés no sea tu idioma principal.

Spain on Aug 17, 2023

silverchecker301: Ich habe schon mehr zu dem Thema gelesen, aber das Buch ist sicher am Besten. Es ist kompakt und auf den Punkt gebracht, macht keine falschen Versprechungen sondern weckt realistische Erwartungen. Das Konzept ist sehr durchdacht und verständlich und meines Erachtens lässt es auch nicht viel offen.

Germany on Jul 05, 2023

Didier Confait: It was not great.

United Kingdom on May 24, 2023

Andre Andraos: I've always doubted myself and thought there was something wrong with me for having so many interests and passions, and for diving deep into one subject only to dump it later and jump into the new shiny thing. Until I came across Emilie's TedTalk and read her book. It was such a relief knowing that this there's nothing wrong with me and this is just the way I am: a multipotentialite.

United States on Feb 02, 2023

Amazon Customer: When I was reading the book, I feel like someone uncovering my mind with so intelligently. This book break my mental barrier and realised me my own strength .I really grateful & owned to Emilie Wapnick .Thank you so much for writing this book.

India on Dec 11, 2021

Gheorghe: I always heard beautiful things about this book, and since I could see myself with all the "multipotentialite" thing, I've decided to give it a try.
Well, no offense to the author, but this isn't a book. If you're used to real books you'll soon notice that the author have written an internet post rather than "a book", but that's just flavour.
The author states some arguments about being "multipotentialite" and similar, and than repeat the same concepts again and again. You could literally read the first 30 pages or a summary and you'd be done.
I've bought the book in hope to find some useful suggestions in how to live a life being passioned about everything and wanting to do everything, but I have found nothing about that, or even if I did, it was something that everyone knows or have already read or heard.
And, being honest, I don't enjoy so much all this "being a multipotential" thing.
If we stop for a second and try to critically analyze it, is there seriously a division between specialists and generalists? Are we sure that these two categories exists and they aren't just an our invention to try feeling special and "different"?
I don't know, surely I am an...

Italy on Dec 01, 2021

joancdesigns: If I'm honest with myself, I silently scoffed when I read the title - How to be Everything. And I'm a big fan of the author! But, I gotta say that the book delivers in ways I hadn't expected. I've watched the author's TED talk, I follow her website/blog and I still learned some new things that I found uplifting, validating, and encouraging. The way the author categorizes career paths for multipods was enormously helpful for me. If only I had had this book 30 years ago. The author's work in general, and this book specifically, are a true gift to those of us who feel confused, frustrated, paralyzed by the tsunami of ideas and creative urges that we try to juggle every day. If you're a multipotentialite, this is a great book for your library.

United States on Nov 15, 2021

Mom in LA: I like this book but not as much as the Barbara Sher book "Refuse to Choose" which is why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. But both have their merits. This one is more about the empathy for those who like a lot of different things but not as helpful practically as the Barbara Sher book.

United States on Nov 30, 2019

J. A. Lopez: Emilie Wapnick rose to fame after her TED talk "Why some of us don't have one true calling" that has almost 4M views. Emilie has devoted to help people who are "multipotentialites" or someone with many interests and creative pursuits. This book is an extension of her talk giving anecdotal support to what multipotentialites are, and what they do to be more effective in spite of their multiple interests and lack of consistency.

The book is a good intro for multipotentialites, a feel good, "Welcome to the tribe" (as the title of one the chapters) book. It provides some tools to assess if one is indeed a multipotentialite and its kind. Finally it offers some tools to improve effectiveness. However the books is somehow soft, in a way it is expected since the core idea of multipotentialites is that they don't follow social norms on how to live ones lives. Nonetheless, that softness seems like a rationalization, an excuse to fail on delivering. Like it or not multipotentialites live in the real world where people expect results on time, on cost and on quality, no excuses.

Hope Wapnick work gets the attention in academic circles to become a research subject and thus future...

United States on Jun 01, 2017

Amazon Customer: This book is awesome! It presents the idea that you don't have to choose a single, linear career path and provides ideas to make a varied, personalized career a reality. It is simple, direct, honest, and the advice can be applied to just about anyone, no matter where you fall on the multipotentialite-specialist spectrum. You will not find these ideas in any other career book (that I have read at least), and as a "multipotentialite" college student I found it immensely useful. It is a much more holistic career book that challenges you to decide what you want your lifestyle to look like - how much money do you really need? Would you rather have a varied job or an easy job that allows you to pursue interests on the side?

I would recommend this book especially to high school and college students who are trying to decide their next steps in life, but I could see anyone from middle school to retirement enjoying this book. It is a fast, easy read (very unlike most self-help or career books) and I have found myself referencing back to it multiple times over the past few weeks. If you're on the fence, check out Emilie's TED talk to get an idea of what the book will cover - it is...

United States on May 30, 2017