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"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 and 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 because it might be the wrong one."


"I think everyone's 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 wanted to do."


"I'll never be an expert in anything. I feel like I'm always in a survey class."


If you've ever said these things to yourself, chances are good that you're a Scanner, a very special kind of thinker. Unlike those people who seem to find and be satisfied with one area of interest, you're genetically wired to be interested in many things Jordan 12 Shoes For Sale , and that's exactly what you've been trying to do. Because your behavior is unfamiliar -- even unsettling -- to the people around you, you've been taught that you're doing something wrong and you must try to change. But what you've been told is a mistake -- you have been misdiagnosed. You're a different creature altogether.


What you've assumed is a disability to be overcome by sheer will is actually an exceptional gift. You are the owner of a remarkable, multitalented brain trying to do its work in a world that doesn't understand who you are and doesn't know why you behave as you do.


And unless you know who you are, you're going to agree with them! Not only would that be unfair and inaccurate, it could prevent you from developing your gifts and making your contribution to the world. The stakes are very high.


Identifying yourself as a Scanner means changing the way you see yourself in the world. It starts with understanding that you should stop trying to fit into the accepted norm at once and begin learning about who you really are. To help you build the productive future you were designed for, you need a set of instructions. That's what I've tried to create in this book.


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What is a Scanner?


Scanners love to read and write Jordan 11 Shoes For Sale , to fix and invent things, to design projects and businesses, to cook and sing, and to create the perfect dinner party. (You'll notice I didn't use the word "or," because Scanners don't love to do one thing or the other; they love them all.) A Scanner might be fascinated with learning how to play bridge or bocce, but once she gets good at it Jordan 1 Shoes For Sale , she might never play it again. One Scanner I know proudly showed me a button she was wearing that said, "I Did That Already."


To Scanners the world is like a big candy store full of fascinating opportunities, and all they want is to reach out and stuff their pockets.


It sounds wonderful, doesn't it? The problem is, Scanners are starving in the candy store. They believe they're allowed to pursue only one path. But they want them all. If they force themselves to make a choice, they are forever discontented. But usually Scanners don't choose anything at all. And they don't feel good about it.


As kids Air Jordan 13 For Sale , most Scanners had been having a great time! At school no one objected to their many interests, because every hour of every student's school day is devoted to a different subject. But at some point in high school or soon after, everyone was expected to make a choice, and that's when Scanners ran into trouble. While some people happily narrowed down to one subject, Scanners simply couldn't.


The conventional wisdom was overwhelming and seemed indisputable: If you're a jack-of-all-trades, you'll always be a master of none. You'll become a dilettante Air Jordan 12 For Sale , a dabbler, a superficial person -- and you'll never have a decent career. Suddenly, a Scanner who all through school might have been seen as an enthusiastic learner had now become a failure.


But one thought wouldn't leave my mind: If the world had just continued to accept them as they were, Scanners wouldn't have had any problems. With the exception of learning project management techniques, the only thing Scanners needed was to reject conventional wisdom that said they were doing something wrong and claim their true identity. Almost every case of low self-esteem, shame Air Jordan 11 For Sale , frustration, feelings of inadequacy, indecisiveness, and inability to get into action simply disappeared the moment they understood that they were Scanners and stopped trying to be somebody else.


It appears that Scanners are an unusual breed of human being. One reason they don't recognize themselves is that they don't often meet people like themselves.


How do you know if you're a Scanner?


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Who isn't a Scanner?


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