Dear Diary,

Today I found out I’m a Scanner.

What is a Scanner? you may ask.

Well, according to  Barbara Sher’s book “Refuse To Choose! A Revolutionary Program For Doing Everything You Love”, A Scanner’s “world is like a big candy store full of fascinating opportunities, and all they want is to reach out and stuff their pockets.”Sher asks if the following statements apply  to you:

“I can never stick to anything”

“I know I should focus on one thing, but which one?”

“I lose interest in things I thought would interest me forever”

“I keep going off on another tangent”

“I get bored as soon as I know how to do something”

“I can’t stand to do anything twice”

“I keep changing my mind about what I want to do but end up doing nothing”

“I work at low-paying jobs because there’s nothing I’m willing to commit to”

“I won’t choose a career path as it may be the wrong one”

“I think everyone is put on this earth to do something; everyone but me, that is”

“I can’t pay attention unless I’m doing many things at once”

“I pull away from what I’m doing because I’m afraid I’ll miss something better”

“I’m too busy, but when I do find time I can’t remember what I want to do”

“I’ll never be an expert in anything. I feel like I’m always in a survey class”

 

Although not all of the above apply to me, I do stick to lots of things but for me I cannot understand how people ever have time on their hands or complain of boredom. All I want to do in life is to cram as many interests and hobbies in as I can. Sher’s book encourages Scanners not to feel guilty about having multiple interests and gives Scanners like me confidence to start using their creative energy in a positive fulfilling manner. I look forward to sharing with you many of life’s interesting elements and hope you enjoy reading my blog.

 

Happy 2012 Readers!!