I Want to Do All the Things: Finding Balance as a Polymath, Multipotentialite & Renaissance Soul

by Arcadia Page

Do you want to do ALL the things? Life as a polymath, multipotentialite, or renaissance soul can get complicated.I Want to Do All the Things will help you to simplify and organize your multipotentialite projects, ambitions, and goals.In this short ebook Arcadia Page, author of Idealist How I Learned to Plan as an INFP, shares her experiences with multipotential in a basic guide for handing the complexities of living a multi-passionate life.You'll discover tips on how

Reduce project overloadKeep track of projects & inspirationCreate time to work on projectsKeep up with your desire to learn new thingsShare your multi-passionate life with an online audienceI Want to Do All the Things stands on its own, but it's also the ideal companion for books like Refuse to Choose and How to Be Everything.The goal is less overwhelm and more creating. Page believes that one of the most precious things polymaths have to share is their love of knowledge, learning, and experimentation.I Want to Do All the Things is full of techniques to help you build your own method of living fully as a polymath.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

48 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 24, 2020

Reviews

[Shamelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

the title is longer than the book.

it’s basically a journal of how she does things. it’s so short. her title is misleading since i thought she would actually have things to say.

anyways, here are the books she used and referenced, whose summaries made up the whole of the book. i’d recommend just reading those…
- Paused to Prolific by K. Webster
- Take Back Your Time by Morgan Tyree
- Refuse to Choose by Barbara Sher
- Making Comics by Linda Barry

[Gustavo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Misleading at best

I went into this book hoping for a bit of a blueprint on becoming a polymath or making the most of it.

In reality, this is just a rambling from the other on how they organise their own life, bragging every 3rd sentence they are polymath themselves.

Trying too.hard it feels. Not sure if they want the reader of themselves to be convinced of their polymathy, but I didn't buy it (sadly, I did buy the book)

Don't waste your time if you want anything more than someone who gives zero context to who they are and their credentials to share how things work for them. A writer they certainly are not.

[Christine Machado · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book starts out well. But then she loses focus and wanders off into bullet journaling and blogging...If you're looking for a proper guide on managing your various interests, this is not it.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It is super helpful for everyone who has many ideas and interests but too little time. Not only does it help with organizing and managing your ideas, but it is also a very entertaining read. I would recommend this book to everyone that identifies as a Multipotentialite.

[Keren Kassian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reads like the writer put together a bunch of journal entries and just published it with an attractive title. Most of it written in a manner only the writer will really 'get'.
That app and pen list in chapter three and six felt like a book version of Product Placement, lol.
She did drop a lot of titles that may have the content I was interested in when I picked this up, but I'm skeptical about getting them right now. What if they're written just like this one as well?
And at some point, it truly felt like the writer really wants to convince everyone including herself that's she's indeed a true 'polymath / multipotentialite'.

[sneeee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Misleading title, this is a productivity book, and has very little to do with self knowledge, education and learning. The author is a hobbyist that creates comics, and does textiles.
People looking for ways to incorporate knowledge into their schemas and learn about the history and context of this mode of education should look elsewhere.

[Constance Grayson · Rating 1 out of 5]

the title is longer and more organised than the diatribe that is called a book. It reads more like a badly written blog advert crossed with a high school essay.

not often will I leave a bad review, but this is definitely a book to avoid.

[Anchan · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s a cute book but reads more like a blog post that points you to other books (on minimalism, time management, and being a polymath) you might want to read instead.

[Sabrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s like reading the writer’s journey in finding the perfect way to be productive. The bonus is she share insights from several productivity book which we can then implement (or not) into our life.

[Ambre · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Quick read, it's not Bad per Say it's more like a guiding thread with some Books refered to that Can be good follow ups. If it's your first steps in this topic it's actualy pretty good and digestable. You Can read it in one sitting and get out with a few tangible ideas.

[antlessa. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn't the most complete book about multipotentialites however she gives really interesting tools for managing multiple projects. A more practical book.

[Adrian (Changeling Reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75. Very short. Felt more like a potential supplemental piece to some of the referenced books in it or something, but I did get some ideas/helpful things from it.

[Amritpal Singh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Generic advice, might be helpful for teenagers or people in their early life.
Only good thing is that atleast it was a short read.