Over the past few years, I’ve dabbled in a bunch of different things — SEO, copywriting, marketing, anti-fraud systems, programming, blockchain dev, analytics, email campaigns, and more. I wanted to make money online, spent several years chasing that goal, and ended up with debts and disappointment.

At the same time, I spent years working regular low-skill jobs. Switched them often. And after about a decade, just scrolling through those kinds of vacancies started to feel like pure hopelessness.

And I kept thinking that something was deeply wrong with me. Because around me (mainly in my imagination), there were so many people who’d found success in some field. Meanwhile, I didn’t seem stupid, I could learn things, even had some talents — but years later I found myself broke and professionless.

I had a lot of conversations with LLMs about it, and one day they told me I might be a multipotentialite. I'd never heard that term before. Looked into it — and yeah, turns out that’s me, 100%. A bug and a feature at the same time.

In short, a multipotentialite is someone with multiple interests. We’ve got a very low tolerance for boredom and routine, we often change jobs and careers, and we tend to lose interest in a task right after we’ve reached the goal. We crave novelty and challenge.

And honestly, I think the modern world is just not built for people like us. Specialization and career growth are everything now — and it makes sense, right? Why would a business want someone who can do a bit of everything, but not like... super professionally? They want specialists — people who can solve specific problems, really well.

In my case, throw in schizotypal disorder and an existential crisis on top, and imagine how I’d honestly answer the classic HR question: “Where do you see yourself in five years?”

“In deep philosophical search for meaning, occasionally switching between blockchain, Lisp, and pondering the impermanence of existence.”

You're hired!

Of course, multipotentialites do have their superpowers: we’re good at synthesizing ideas, learning fast because of our wide knowledge base, adapting quickly, and switching between different thinking modes.

But so far, it feels like nobody talks about us seriously. We’re kind of invisible as a concept. For most people, a multipotentialite is just a lazy guy who can’t figure out what he wants. I’ve seen those condescending looks of pity more than once — or polite silence instead. These days, it’s all about digging deep and grinding one area until you hit expertise.

And I totally get that — it’s an effective strategy in a competitive world where easy money doesn’t exist anymore.

What I don’t like is how people who don’t or can’t do that are immediately shoved into the “losers and slackers” drawer.

Over the past few years, I’ve dabbled in a bunch of different things — SEO, copywriting, marketing, anti-fraud systems, programming, blockchain dev, analytics, email campaigns, and more. I wanted to make money online, spent several years chasing that goal, and ended up with debts and disappointment.

At the same time, I spent years working regular low-skill jobs. Switched them often. And after about a decade, just scrolling through those kinds of vacancies started to feel like pure hopelessness.

And I kept thinking that something was deeply wrong with me. Because around me (mainly in my imagination), there were so many people who’d found success in some field. Meanwhile, I didn’t seem stupid, I could learn things, even had some talents — but years later I found myself broke and professionless.

I had a lot of conversations with LLMs about it, and one day they told me I might be a multipotentialite. I'd never heard that term before. Looked into it — and yeah, turns out that’s me, 100%. A bug and a feature at the same time.

In short, a multipotentialite is someone with multiple interests. We’ve got a very low tolerance for boredom and routine, we often change jobs and careers, and we tend to lose interest in a task right after we’ve reached the goal. We crave novelty and challenge.

And honestly, I think the modern world is just not built for people like us. Specialization and career growth are everything now — and it makes sense, right? Why would a business want someone who can do a bit of everything, but not like... super professionally? They want specialists — people who can solve specific problems, really well.

In my case, throw in schizotypal disorder and an existential crisis on top, and imagine how I’d honestly answer the classic HR question: “Where do you see yourself in five years?”

“In deep philosophical search for meaning, occasionally switching between blockchain, Lisp, and pondering the impermanence of existence.”

You're hired!

Of course, multipotentialites do have their superpowers: we’re good at synthesizing ideas, learning fast because of our wide knowledge base, adapting quickly, and switching between different thinking modes.

But so far, it feels like nobody talks about us seriously. We’re kind of invisible as a concept. For most people, a multipotentialite is just a lazy guy who can’t figure out what he wants. I’ve seen those condescending looks of pity more than once — or polite silence instead. These days, it’s all about digging deep and grinding one area until you hit expertise.

And I totally get that — it’s an effective strategy in a competitive world where easy money doesn’t exist anymore.

What I don’t like is how people who don’t or can’t do that are immediately shoved into the “losers and slackers” drawer.