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Emilie Wapnick: Why some of us don't have one true calling
Emilie Wapnick: Hvorfor nogle af os ikke kun har én ting at gøre i livet
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Hvad vil du være når du bliver voksen? Hvis du ikke er sikker på at du kun vil lave én ting resten af livet, så er du ikke alene. I dette oplysende foredrag, beskriver forfatter og kunstner Emilie Wapnick de mennesker hun betegner som "multipotentialer", som har en række af interesser og jobs igennem et liv.
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Emilie Wapnick - Writer, coach, artist ...
Career coach Emilie Wapnick celebrates the "multipotentialite" -- those of us with many interests, many jobs over a lifetime, and many interlocking potentials. Full bio
Career coach Emilie Wapnick celebrates the "multipotentialite" -- those of us with many interests, many jobs over a lifetime, and many interlocking potentials. Full bio
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00:12
Raise your hand if you've ever
been asked the question
been asked the question
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Ræk hånden op
hvis du nogensinde er blevet spurgt:
hvis du nogensinde er blevet spurgt:
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"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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"Hvad vil du være når du bliver voksen?"
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Now if you had to guess,
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Hvis nu du skulle gætte,
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how old would you say you were
when you were first asked this question?
when you were first asked this question?
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hvor gammel vil du så sige, at du var
første gang du fik det spørgsmål?
første gang du fik det spørgsmål?
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You can just hold up fingers.
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I kan bare bruge fingrene.
00:25
Three. Five. Three. Five. Five. OK.
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Tre. Fem. Tre. Fem. Fem. Okay.
00:30
Now, raise your hand if the question
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Ræk nu hånden op hvis spørgsmålet
00:35
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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"Hvad vil du være når du bliver voksen?"
00:37
has ever caused you any anxiety.
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har gjort dig utilpas på nogen måde.
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(Laughter)
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(Latter)
00:41
Any anxiety at all.
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Enhver form for utilpashed.
00:45
I'm someone who's never
been able to answer the question
been able to answer the question
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Jeg er en som aldrig har kunne
svare på spørgsmålet
svare på spørgsmålet
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"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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"Hvad vil du være når du bliver voksen?"
00:50
See, the problem wasn't
that I didn't have any interests --
that I didn't have any interests --
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Ser i, problemet er ikke, at jeg ikke
have nogle interesser -
have nogle interesser -
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it's that I had too many.
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det var, at jeg havde for mange.
00:55
In high school, I liked English
and math and art and I built websites
and math and art and I built websites
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I gymnasiet kunne jeg lide engelsk og
matematik og billedkunst og jeg lavede -
matematik og billedkunst og jeg lavede -
01:00
and I played guitar in a punk band
called Frustrated Telephone Operator.
called Frustrated Telephone Operator.
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hjemmesider og spillede i guitar i et band
som hed Frustrated Telephone Operator.
som hed Frustrated Telephone Operator.
01:04
Maybe you've heard of us.
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Måske har i hørt om os.
01:06
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
01:09
This continued after high school,
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Dette fortsatte efter gymnasiet
01:11
and at a certain point, I began
to notice this pattern in myself
to notice this pattern in myself
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og på et tidspunkt lagde jeg mærke
til et mønster ved mig selv:
til et mønster ved mig selv:
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where I would become interested in an area
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jeg blev interesseret i et område
01:18
and I would dive in, become all-consumed,
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og jeg dykkede ind, blev helt opslugt,
01:21
and I'd get to be pretty good
at whatever it was,
at whatever it was,
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og jeg blev ret god
til hvad end det nu var
til hvad end det nu var
01:24
and then I would hit this point
where I'd start to get bored.
where I'd start to get bored.
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og så ramte jeg dette punkt hvor jeg
startede med at kede mig selv.
startede med at kede mig selv.
01:30
And usually I would try
and persist anyway,
and persist anyway,
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Og normalt ville jeg prøve
at blive ved alligevel
at blive ved alligevel
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because I had already devoted
so much time and energy
so much time and energy
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fordi jeg allerede havde brugt
så meget tid og energi
så meget tid og energi
01:35
and sometimes money into this field.
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og nogle gange penge
på dette interesseområde.
på dette interesseområde.
01:38
But eventually this sense of boredom,
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Men efterhånden blev denne
form for kedsomhed,
form for kedsomhed,
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this feeling of, like, yeah, I got this,
this isn't challenging anymore --
this isn't challenging anymore --
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denne følelse af at, ja, jeg har styr på
det her, det er ikke udfordrende længere -
det her, det er ikke udfordrende længere -
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it would get to be too much.
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den ville blive for meget.
01:47
And I would have to let it go.
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Og så ville jeg droppe det.
01:50
But then I would become interested
in something else,
in something else,
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Men så ville jeg blive interesseret
i noget andet,
i noget andet,
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something totally unrelated,
and I would dive into that,
and I would dive into that,
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noget helt ubeslægtet,
og jeg ville dykke ind i det
og jeg ville dykke ind i det
01:55
and become all-consumed,
and I'd be like, "Yes! I found my thing,"
and I'd be like, "Yes! I found my thing,"
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og blive helt opslugt og føle
"Yes! Jeg har fundet min ting,"
"Yes! Jeg har fundet min ting,"
02:00
and then I would hit this point again
where I'd start to get bored.
where I'd start to get bored.
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og så ville jeg igen ramme det punkt
hvor jeg ville begynde at kede mig.
hvor jeg ville begynde at kede mig.
02:05
And eventually, I would let it go.
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Og til sidst ville jeg droppe det.
02:09
But then I would discover
something new and totally different,
something new and totally different,
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Men så ville jeg opdage noget nyt
og helt anderledes
og helt anderledes
02:12
and I would dive into that.
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og dykke ind i det.
02:15
This pattern caused me a lot of anxiety,
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Dette mønster gjorde mig nervøs
02:18
for two reasons.
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af to grunde.
02:20
The first was that I wasn't sure
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Den første var, at jeg ikke var sikker på
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how I was going to turn
any of this into a career.
any of this into a career.
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hvordan jeg skulle få en karriere
ud af alt det her.
ud af alt det her.
02:26
I thought that I would eventually
have to pick one thing,
have to pick one thing,
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Jeg troede, at jeg i sidste ende
skulle vælge én ting,
skulle vælge én ting,
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deny all of my other passions,
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droppe alle mine andre passioner,
02:31
and just resign myself to being bored.
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og bare modvilligt acceptere at kede mig.
02:35
The other reason it caused me
so much anxiety
so much anxiety
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Den anden grund til,
at det gjorde mig så nervøs
at det gjorde mig så nervøs
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was a little bit more personal.
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var en smule mere personlig.
02:40
I worried that there
was something wrong with this,
was something wrong with this,
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Jeg var bekymret for
at der var noget galt med det her
at der var noget galt med det her
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and something wrong with me
for being unable to stick with anything.
for being unable to stick with anything.
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og at der var noget galt med mig fordi
jeg ikke kunne holde mig til én ting.
jeg ikke kunne holde mig til én ting.
02:47
I worried that I was afraid of commitment,
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Jeg var bekymret for,
at jeg var bange for -
at jeg var bange for -
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or that I was scattered,
or that I was self-sabotaging,
or that I was self-sabotaging,
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at binde mig eller, at jeg var for spredt
eller saboterede mig selv,
eller saboterede mig selv,
02:53
afraid of my own success.
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bange for min egen succes.
02:57
If you can relate to my story
and to these feelings,
and to these feelings,
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Hvis du kan relatere til min historie
og disse følelser,
og disse følelser,
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I'd like you to ask yourself a question
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vil jeg gerne have, at du spørger dig selv
03:03
that I wish I had asked myself back then.
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om det jeg ville ønske
jeg havde spurgt mig selv om.
jeg havde spurgt mig selv om.
03:06
Ask yourself where you learned to assign
the meaning of wrong or abnormal
the meaning of wrong or abnormal
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Spørg dig selv hvor du lærte at beslutte
hvad der var forkert og unormal
hvad der var forkert og unormal
03:12
to doing many things.
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i at lave mange ting.
03:15
I'll tell you where you learned it:
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Jeg skal fortælle dig hvor:
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you learned it from the culture.
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du lærte det fra kulturen.
03:22
We are first asked the question
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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Vi bliver først spurgt
"Hvad vil du være når du bliver voksen?"
"Hvad vil du være når du bliver voksen?"
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when we're about five years old.
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når vi er omkring fem år.
03:27
And the truth is that no one really cares
what you say when you're that age.
what you say when you're that age.
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Og sandheden er, at alle er ligeglade med
hvad du siger i den alder.
hvad du siger i den alder.
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(Laughter)
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(Latter)
03:32
It's considered an innocuous question,
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Det er set som et uskyldigt spørgsmål,
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posed to little kids
to elicit cute replies,
to elicit cute replies,
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der gives til små børn
for at få et sødt svar,
for at få et sødt svar,
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like, "I want to be an astronaut,"
or "I want to be a ballerina,"
or "I want to be a ballerina,"
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såsom "Jeg vil være en astronaut" eller
"Jeg vil være en balletdanser"
"Jeg vil være en balletdanser"
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or "I want to be a pirate."
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eller "Jeg vil være en pirat."
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Insert Halloween costume here.
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Indsæt et hvert fastelavnskostume her.
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(Laughter)
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(Latter)
03:46
But this question gets asked of us
again and again as we get older
again and again as we get older
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Men dette spørgsmål bliver stillet til os
igen og igen som vi bliver ældre
igen og igen som vi bliver ældre
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in various forms -- for instance,
high school students might get asked
high school students might get asked
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på forskellige måder - for eksempel
gymnasieelever bliver måske spurgt
gymnasieelever bliver måske spurgt
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what major they're going
to pick in college.
to pick in college.
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hvad de vil vælge
at læse videre som på universitetet.
at læse videre som på universitetet.
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And at some point,
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Og på et tidspunkt går
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"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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"Hvad vil du være når du bliver voksen?"
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goes from being
the cute exercise it once was
the cute exercise it once was
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fra at være det søde og uskyldige
spørgsmål det var engang
spørgsmål det var engang
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to the thing that keeps us up at night.
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til at være det
som holder os oppe om natten.
som holder os oppe om natten.
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Why?
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Hvorfor?
04:09
See, while this question inspires kids
to dream about what they could be,
to dream about what they could be,
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Ser i, mens dette spørgsmål inspirerer
børn til at drømme om hvad de kan blive,
børn til at drømme om hvad de kan blive,
04:14
it does not inspire them to dream
about all that they could be.
about all that they could be.
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inspirerer det dem ikke til at drømme om
alt det de kunne blive.
alt det de kunne blive.
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In fact, it does just the opposite,
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Faktisk er det lige omvendt,
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because when someone asks you
what you want to be,
what you want to be,
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fordi når du spørger en
om hvad de gerne vil være
om hvad de gerne vil være
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you can't reply with 20 different things,
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så kan man ikke svare 20 forskellige ting
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though well-meaning adults
will likely chuckle and be like,
will likely chuckle and be like,
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selvom voksne med gode hensigter
nok vil grine og sige:
nok vil grine og sige:
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"Oh, how cute, but you can't be
a violin maker and a psychologist.
a violin maker and a psychologist.
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"Åh, hvor sødt men du kan ikke være en
violinbygger og en psykolog.
violinbygger og en psykolog.
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You have to choose."
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Du bliver nød til at vælge."
04:36
This is Dr. Bob Childs --
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Dette er Dr. Bob Childs -
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(Laughter)
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(Latter)
04:40
and he's a luthier and psychotherapist.
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og han er lutbygger og psykoterapeut.
04:44
And this is Amy Ng, a magazine editor
turned illustrator, entrepreneur,
turned illustrator, entrepreneur,
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Og dette er Amy Ng, redaktør på
et magasin, illustrator, entreprenør,
et magasin, illustrator, entreprenør,
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teacher and creative director.
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underviser og art director.
04:51
But most kids don't hear
about people like this.
about people like this.
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Men de fleste børn hører ikke
om denne slags folk.
om denne slags folk.
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All they hear
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Det eneste de hører
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is that they're going to have to choose.
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er, at de bliver nød til at vælge.
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But it's more than that.
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Men det er mere end det.
05:01
The notion of the narrowly focused life
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Forestillingen om
det snævert fokuserede liv
det snævert fokuserede liv
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is highly romanticized in our culture.
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er meget romantiseret i vores kultur.
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It's this idea of destiny
or the one true calling,
or the one true calling,
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Det er denne idé om skæbne
eller ens sande kald
eller ens sande kald
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the idea that we each have one great thing
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idéen om at vi hver har én stor ting
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we are meant to do
during our time on this earth,
during our time on this earth,
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som det er meningen,
at vi skal lave her på jorden
at vi skal lave her på jorden
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and you need to figure out
what that thing is
what that thing is
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og det skal finde ud af hvad den ting er
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and devote your life to it.
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og så dedikere dit liv til det.
05:23
But what if you're someone
who isn't wired this way?
who isn't wired this way?
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Men hvad nu hvis du er en som ikke
er bygget på denne måde?
er bygget på denne måde?
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What if there are a lot of different
subjects that you're curious about,
subjects that you're curious about,
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Hvad hvis der er en masse forskellige
emner som du er nysgerrig omkring
emner som du er nysgerrig omkring
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and many different things you want to do?
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og mange forskellige ting du gerne vil?
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Well, there is no room for someone
like you in this framework.
like you in this framework.
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Så er der ikke plads til en som dig
i denne konstruktion.
i denne konstruktion.
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And so you might feel alone.
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Og så føler du dig måske alene.
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You might feel like you don't
have a purpose.
have a purpose.
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Måske føler du, at du ikke har et formål.
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And you might feel like
there's something wrong with you.
there's something wrong with you.
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Og du føler måske at der
er noget galt med dig.
er noget galt med dig.
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There's nothing wrong with you.
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Der er intet galt med dig.
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What you are is a multipotentialite.
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Du har et multipotentiale.
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(Laughter)
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(Latter)
05:54
(Applause)
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(Klapsalver)
06:02
A multipotentialite is someone
with many interests and creative pursuits.
with many interests and creative pursuits.
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En med et multipotentiale er en med
mange interessere og kreative udfoldelser.
mange interessere og kreative udfoldelser.
06:07
It's a mouthful to say.
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Det er lidt af en mundfuld at sige.
06:09
It might help if you break it up
into three parts:
into three parts:
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Det hjælper hvis du deler det op.
06:12
multi, potential, and ite.
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Multi og potentiale.
06:16
You can also use one of the other terms
that connote the same idea,
that connote the same idea,
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Man kan også bruge et af de andre termer
der betyder det samme,
der betyder det samme,
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such as polymath, the Renaissance person.
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såsom polyhistor, renæssancemenneske.
06:22
Actually, during the Renaissance period,
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Faktisk så under renæssanceperioden
06:24
it was considered the ideal
to be well-versed in multiple disciplines.
to be well-versed in multiple disciplines.
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var det set som ideelt at udmærke sig i
flere discipliner.
flere discipliner.
06:29
Barbara Sher refers to us as "scanners."
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Barbara Sher kalder os "skannere."
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Use whichever term you like,
or invent your own.
or invent your own.
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Brug lige det term du har lyst til,
eller opfind dit eget.
eller opfind dit eget.
06:35
I have to say I find it sort of fitting
that as a community,
that as a community,
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Jeg bliver nødt til at sige, at jeg finder
det passende, at vi
det passende, at vi
06:38
we cannot agree on a single identity.
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som fællesskab
ikke kan finde en samlet identitet.
ikke kan finde en samlet identitet.
06:41
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
06:45
It's easy to see your multipotentiality
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Det er let at se ens multipotentiale
06:47
as a limitation or an affliction
that you need to overcome.
that you need to overcome.
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som en begrænsning eller en sygdom som du
bliver nødt til at overvinde.
bliver nødt til at overvinde.
06:51
But what I've learned
through speaking with people
through speaking with people
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Men det jeg har lært,
ved at snakke med folk
ved at snakke med folk
06:53
and writing about these
ideas on my website,
ideas on my website,
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og skrive om disse idéer
på min hjemmeside,
på min hjemmeside,
06:56
is that there are some tremendous
strengths to being this way.
strengths to being this way.
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er at der nogle gevaldige fordele
ved at være sådan her.
ved at være sådan her.
07:01
Here are three
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Her er tre
07:03
multipotentialite super powers.
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multipotentiale superkræfter.
07:07
One: idea synthesis.
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Første: idésyntese.
07:10
That is, combining two or more fields
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Altså, kombinerer to eller flere felter
07:13
and creating something new
at the intersection.
at the intersection.
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og så skabe noget nyt der i mellem.
07:17
Sha Hwang and Rachel Binx drew
from their shared interests
from their shared interests
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Sha Hwang og Rachel Binx trak på deres
fælles interesser
fælles interesser
07:20
in cartography, data visualization,
travel, mathematics and design,
travel, mathematics and design,
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i kartografi, data visualisering, rejse,
matematik og design,
matematik og design,
07:26
when they founded Meshu.
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da de grundlagde Meshu.
07:28
Meshu is a company that creates
custom geographically-inspired jewelry.
custom geographically-inspired jewelry.
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Meshu er et firma der laver skræddersyede,
geografisk-inspirerede smykker.
geografisk-inspirerede smykker.
07:35
Sha and Rachel came up
with this unique idea
with this unique idea
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Sha og Rachel fandt på denne unikke idé
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not despite, but because of their eclectic
mix of skills and experiences.
mix of skills and experiences.
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ikke på trods af, men på grund af deres
blanding af færdigheder og erfaringer.
blanding af færdigheder og erfaringer.
07:45
Innovation happens at the intersections.
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Innovation sker mellem felter.
07:48
That's where the new ideas come from.
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Det er der nye idéer kommer fra.
07:51
And multipotentialites,
with all of their backgrounds,
with all of their backgrounds,
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Og folk med multipotentiale,
med alle deres erfaringer,
med alle deres erfaringer,
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are able to access a lot of these
points of intersection.
points of intersection.
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har adgang til mange af disse områder
mellem felter.
mellem felter.
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The second multipotentialite superpower
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Den anden multipotentiale superkraft
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is rapid learning.
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er hurtig læring.
08:05
When multipotentialites
become interested in something,
become interested in something,
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Når multipotentielle personer bliver
interesseret i noget
interesseret i noget
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we go hard.
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gør vi det i stor stil.
08:10
We observe everything
we can get our hands on.
we can get our hands on.
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Vi observerer alt hvad vi kan få fat i.
08:13
We're also used to being beginners,
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Vi er også vant til
at være begyndere,
at være begyndere,
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because we've been beginners
so many times in the past,
so many times in the past,
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fordi vi har været begyndere
så mange gange før,
så mange gange før,
08:18
and this means that we're less afraid
of trying new things
of trying new things
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og det betyder at vi er mindre bange
for at prøve nye ting
for at prøve nye ting
08:21
and stepping out of our comfort zones.
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og træde ud af vores komfortzone.
08:23
What's more, many skills
are transferable across disciplines,
are transferable across disciplines,
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Ydermere så kan mange færdigheder bruges
på tværs af flere discipliner,
på tværs af flere discipliner,
08:27
and we bring everything we've learned
to every new area we pursue,
to every new area we pursue,
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og vi tager alt hvad vi har lært med
til de nye felter vi jagter,
til de nye felter vi jagter,
08:31
so we're rarely starting from scratch.
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så vi starter sjældent helt forfra.
08:34
Nora Dunn is a full-time traveler
and freelance writer.
and freelance writer.
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Nora Dunn rejser fuldtid
og er freelance skribent.
og er freelance skribent.
08:39
As a child concert pianist,
she honed an incredible ability
she honed an incredible ability
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Som pianist som barn styrkede
hun sin fantastiske evne
hun sin fantastiske evne
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to develop muscle memory.
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til at udvikle muskelhukommelse.
08:45
Now, she's the fastest typist she knows.
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Nu er hun den hurtigste
maskinskriver hun kender.
maskinskriver hun kender.
08:47
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
08:49
Before becoming a writer,
Nora was a financial planner.
Nora was a financial planner.
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Før hun blev skribent
var Nora en finansiel rådgiver
var Nora en finansiel rådgiver
08:52
She had to learn
the finer mechanics of sales
the finer mechanics of sales
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Hun var nødt til at lære
detaljerne ved salg
detaljerne ved salg
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when she was starting her practice,
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da hun startede sin praksis
08:56
and this skill now helps her
write compelling pitches to editors.
write compelling pitches to editors.
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og disse evner hjælper hende nu til at
skrive fængende salgstaler til redaktører.
skrive fængende salgstaler til redaktører.
09:01
It is rarely a waste of time
to pursue something you're drawn to,
to pursue something you're drawn to,
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Det er sjældent spild af tid
at opsøge noget du er draget af,
at opsøge noget du er draget af,
09:05
even if you end up quitting.
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selvom du ender med at droppe det.
09:07
You might apply that knowledge
in a different field entirely,
in a different field entirely,
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Du kan måske bruge den viden
i et helt andet felt
i et helt andet felt
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in a way that you couldn't
have anticipated.
have anticipated.
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på en måde du ikke kunne have forudset.
09:14
The third multipotentialite superpower
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Den tredje multipotentielle superkraft
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is adaptability;
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er tilpasning;
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that is, the ability to morph
into whatever you need to be
into whatever you need to be
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altså, evnen til at udvikle dig
til det du har brug for at være
til det du har brug for at være
09:22
in a given situation.
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i en given situation.
09:26
Abe Cajudo is sometimes a video director,
sometimes a web designer,
sometimes a web designer,
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Abe Cajudo er nogle gange instruktør,
nogle gange webdesigner,
nogle gange webdesigner,
09:31
sometimes a Kickstarter consultant,
sometimes a teacher,
sometimes a teacher,
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nogle gange Kickstarter konsulent,
nogle gange underviser,
nogle gange underviser,
09:34
and sometimes, apparently, James Bond.
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og nogle gange, åbenbart, James Bond.
09:37
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
09:39
He's valuable because he does good work.
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Han er værdifuld fordi han er dygtig.
09:41
He's even more valuable
because he can take on various roles,
because he can take on various roles,
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Han er endnu mere værdifuld fordi han kan
påtage sig flere roller,
påtage sig flere roller,
09:44
depending on his clients' needs.
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afhængig af hans kunders behov.
09:47
Fast Company magazine
identified adaptability
identified adaptability
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Fast Company magazine
identificerede tilpasning
identificerede tilpasning
09:50
as the single most important skill
to develop in order to thrive
to develop in order to thrive
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som den aller vigtigste færdighed
at udvikle for at trives
at udvikle for at trives
09:54
in the 21st century.
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i det 21. århundrede.
09:56
The economic world is changing
so quickly and unpredictably
so quickly and unpredictably
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Den økonomiske verden ændrer sig
så hurtig og uforudsigelig
så hurtig og uforudsigelig
10:00
that it is the individuals
and organizations that can pivot
and organizations that can pivot
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at det er de personer og organisationer
der kan dreje sig
der kan dreje sig
10:03
in order to meet the needs of the market
that are really going to thrive.
that are really going to thrive.
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efter markedets behov
der virkelig vil trives.
der virkelig vil trives.
10:09
Idea synthesis, rapid learning
and adaptability:
and adaptability:
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Idé syntese, hurtig læring
og tilpasning:
og tilpasning:
10:13
three skills that multipotentialites
are very adept at,
are very adept at,
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tre færdigheder som personer med multi-
potentiale er gode til,
potentiale er gode til,
10:17
and three skills that they might lose
if pressured to narrow their focus.
if pressured to narrow their focus.
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og tre færdigheder de måske mister hvis de
bliver tvunget til et smalt fokus.
bliver tvunget til et smalt fokus.
10:25
As a society, we have a vested interest
in encouraging multipotentialites
in encouraging multipotentialites
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Som samfund har vi en grundlæggende
interesse i at opmuntre folk med multi-
interesse i at opmuntre folk med multi-
10:29
to be themselves.
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-potentiale til at være sig selv.
10:32
We have a lot of complex, multidimensional
problems in the world right now,
problems in the world right now,
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Vi har en masse komplekse, fler-
dimensionale problemer i verden lige nu,
dimensionale problemer i verden lige nu,
10:36
and we need creative,
out-of-the-box thinkers to tackle them.
out-of-the-box thinkers to tackle them.
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og vi har brug for kreative, uden-for-
boksen tænkere til at tackle dem.
boksen tænkere til at tackle dem.
10:41
Now, let's say that you are,
in your heart, a specialist.
in your heart, a specialist.
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Lad os sige at du inderst inde
er en specialist.
er en specialist.
10:46
You came out of the womb knowing
you wanted to be a pediatric neurosurgeon.
you wanted to be a pediatric neurosurgeon.
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Du kom ud af din mors mave med vished om
at du ville være pædiatrisk hjernekirurg.
at du ville være pædiatrisk hjernekirurg.
10:51
Don't worry -- there's nothing
wrong with you, either.
wrong with you, either.
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Bare rolig - der er heller ikke noget
galt med dig.
galt med dig.
10:54
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
10:55
In fact, some of the best teams
are comprised of a specialist
are comprised of a specialist
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Faktisk så er nogle af de bedste hold
sammensat af en specialist
sammensat af en specialist
10:58
and multipotentialite paired together.
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og personer med multipotentiale.
11:01
The specialist can dive in deep
and implement ideas,
and implement ideas,
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Specialisten kan dykke dybt
og implementere idéer,
og implementere idéer,
11:04
while the multipotentialite brings
a breadth of knowledge to the project.
a breadth of knowledge to the project.
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mens den med multipotentiale kan tilføre
projektet en bred viden.
projektet en bred viden.
11:08
It's a beautiful partnership.
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Det er et smukt makkerskab.
11:11
But we should all be designing
lives and careers
lives and careers
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Men vi burde alle designe vores liv
og karrierer
og karrierer
11:13
that are aligned with how we're wired.
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så det passer med hvordan
vi er skruet sammen.
vi er skruet sammen.
11:16
And sadly, multipotentialites
are largely being encouraged
are largely being encouraged
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Og desværre er folk med multipotentiale
i stor stil opfordret
i stor stil opfordret
11:20
simply to be more
like their specialist peers.
like their specialist peers.
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til simpelthen at være mere ligesom
deres specialist kollegaer.
deres specialist kollegaer.
11:24
So with that said,
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Så med det sagt,
11:27
if there is one thing
you take away from this talk,
you take away from this talk,
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hvis der er én ting I skal tage med jer
fra denne præsentation,
fra denne præsentation,
11:30
I hope that it is this:
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håber jeg at det er denne:
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embrace your inner wiring,
whatever that may be.
whatever that may be.
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omfavn den måde du er skruet sammen på,
hvordan det end måtte være.
hvordan det end måtte være.
11:37
If you're a specialist at heart,
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Hvis du inderst inde er en specialist,
11:39
then by all means, specialize.
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så skal du naturligvis specialisere dig.
11:41
That is where you'll do your best work.
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Det er sådan du vil arbejde bedst.
11:44
But to the multipotentialites in the room,
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Men til jer med multipotentiale
her i lokalet,
her i lokalet,
11:47
including those of you
who may have just realized
who may have just realized
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inklusiv jer som måske lige
har fundet ud af
har fundet ud af
11:49
in the last 12 minutes that you are one --
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at i har det i løbet af sidste 12 minutter, -
11:52
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
11:53
to you I say:
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til jer siger jeg:
11:55
embrace your many passions.
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omfavn jeres mange passioner.
11:58
Follow your curiosity
down those rabbit holes.
down those rabbit holes.
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Følg jeres nysgerrighed.
12:02
Explore your intersections.
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Udforsk grænserne.
12:06
Embracing our inner wiring leads
to a happier, more authentic life.
to a happier, more authentic life.
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Omfavnelse af den vi er fører til
et gladere, mere autentisk liv.
et gladere, mere autentisk liv.
12:12
And perhaps more importantly --
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Og måske endnu vigtigere -
12:14
multipotentialites, the world needs us.
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personer med multipotentiale,
verden har brug for os.
verden har brug for os.
12:19
Thank you.
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Tak.
12:21
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Emilie Wapnick - Writer, coach, artist ...Career coach Emilie Wapnick celebrates the "multipotentialite" -- those of us with many interests, many jobs over a lifetime, and many interlocking potentials.
Why you should listen
Emilie Wapnick has been a musician/songwriter, a web designer, filmmaker, writer, law student and entrepreneur. "This is how I’ve always lived," she writes, "moving from interest to interest, building on my skills in different areas, and synthesizing the knowledge I acquire along the way."
As a career and life coach, she helps other people with wide and varied interests understand and appreciate who they are, in a society that asks us to pick a lane and stay in it. Her work with "multipotentialites" has resulted in the book Renaissance Business and the interesting website Puttylike.
Wapnick's new book, How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up, is due out in May 2017.
Emilie Wapnick | Speaker | TED.com