Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams

If you struggle to choose a single career path because you're drawn to many different interests, Barbara Sher offers an alternative approach: pursue multiple areas simultaneously. Through her career counseling work, speeches, and workshops, Sher has identified a pattern in certain individuals who are unable and should not limit themselves to one direction. She calls these people "Scanners"—people whose minds naturally scan across many interests rather than focusing narrowly on a single pursuit. This book explores what drives the pattern of starting and abandoning interests, when and how to complete projects, and how to engage with multiple passions at once. It also helps readers identify which type of Scanner they are and what tools and strategies will support their particular working style.