Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling | Emilie Wapnick | TED

Translator: Zina Serdarevic Reviewer: Lana Matijević

Raise your hand if you've ever been asked the question

Podignite ruku ako su vam ikada postavili pitanje

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Šta želiš biti kada porasteš?"

Now if you had to guess,

E sad, otprilike,

how old would you say you were when you were first asked this question?

koliko ste imali godina kada su vam prvi put postavili ovo pitanje?

You can just hold up fingers.

Možete samo pokazati prstima.

Three. Five. Three. Five. Five. OK.

Tri. Pet. Tri. Pet. Pet. OK.

Now, raise your hand if the question

A sada, podignite ruku ako je pitanje

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Šta želiš biti kada porasteš?"

has ever caused you any anxiety.

ikada izazvalo anksioznost.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Any anxiety at all.

Imalo anksioznosti.

I'm someone who's never been able to answer the question

Ja sam neko ko nikada nije uspio odgovoriti na pitanje

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Šta želiš biti kada porasteš?"

See, the problem wasn't that I didn't have any interests --

Jer, problem nije bio u tome što me ništa nije zanimalo --

it's that I had too many.

nego što me je previše toga zanimalo.

In high school, I liked English and math and art and I built websites

U srednjoj školi sam voljela engleski, matematiku, umjetnost,

i pravila sam web stranice

and I played guitar in a punk band called Frustrated Telephone Operator.

i svirala sam gitaru u punk bendu "Frustrirani telefonski operater".

Maybe you've heard of us.

Možda ste čuli za nas.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

This continued after high school,

To se nastavilo nakon srednje škole,

and at a certain point, I began to notice this pattern in myself

i u određenom trenutku sam primijetila šablon kod sebe

where I would become interested in an area

gdje bih se počela zanimati za neku oblast

and I would dive in, become all-consumed,

i upustila bih se, postala opsjednuta,

and I'd get to be pretty good at whatever it was,

i postala bih prilično dobra u tom nečemu,

and then I would hit this point where I'd start to get bored.

a onda bih došla do tačke gdje se počinjem dosađivati.

And usually I would try and persist anyway,

Obično bih pokušala ipak ustrajati,

because I had already devoted so much time and energy

jer sam već posvetila toliko vremena i energije,

and sometimes money into this field.

a nekada i novca, na tu oblast.

But eventually this sense of boredom,

Ali u konačnici taj osjećaj dosade,

this feeling of, like, yeah, I got this, this isn't challenging anymore --

taj osjećaj, kao, ma ja, znam ovo, ovo više nije izazov --

it would get to be too much.

postalo bi previše.

And I would have to let it go.

I morala bih prestati s tim.

But then I would become interested in something else,

Ali onda bi me počelo zanimati nešto drugo,

something totally unrelated, and I would dive into that,

nešto potpuno nepovezano, pa bih se upustila u to,

and become all-consumed, and I'd be like, "Yes! I found my thing,"

postala opsjednuta, i mislila, "To! Našla sam pravu stvar,"

and then I would hit this point again where I'd start to get bored.

i onda bih opet došla do tačke gdje se počinjem dosađivati.

And eventually, I would let it go.

Pa bih na kraju, odustala.

But then I would discover something new and totally different,

Ali onda bih otkrila nešto potpuno novo i potpuno drugačije,

and I would dive into that.

i upustila bih se u to.

This pattern caused me a lot of anxiety,

Ovaj šablon mi je stvarao dosta anksioznosti, iz dva razloga.

for two reasons.

The first was that I wasn't sure

Prvi je bio što nisam bila sigurna

how I was going to turn any of this into a career.

kako ću išta od toga pretvoriti u karijeru.

I thought that I would eventually have to pick one thing,

Mislila sam da ću na kraju morati izabrati jednu stvar,

deny all of my other passions,

odreći se svih drugih zanimanja,

and just resign myself to being bored.

i jednostavno se pomiriti s tim da će mi biti dosadno.

The other reason it caused me so much anxiety

Drugi razlog što mi je to stvaralo toliko anksioznosti

was a little bit more personal.

je bio malo više ličan.

I worried that there was something wrong with this,

Brinula sam se da nešto nije u redu sa ovim,

and something wrong with me for being unable to stick with anything.

i da nešto nije u redu sa mnom jer nisam mogla ostati pri nečemu.

I worried that I was afraid of commitment,

Brinula sam se da me plaši obaveza,

or that I was scattered, or that I was self-sabotaging,

ili da sam rastresena, ili da se sama sabotiram,

afraid of my own success.

u strahu od vlastitog uspjeha.

If you can relate to my story and to these feelings,

Ako se možete poistovijetiti sa mojom pričom i ovim osjećanjima,

I'd like you to ask yourself a question

voljela bih da si postavite pitanje

that I wish I had asked myself back then.

koje bih voljela da sam sebi postavila tada.

Ask yourself where you learned to assign the meaning of wrong or abnormal

Pitajte se gdje ste naučili da dodijelite epitete pogrešno ili abnormalno

to doing many things.

za raditi više stvari.

I'll tell you where you learned it:

Reći ću vam gdje ste to naučili:

you learned it from the culture.

naučili ste to iz kulture.

We are first asked the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Prvi put nam postave pitanje "Šta želiš biti kada porasteš?"

when we're about five years old.

kada nam je otprilike pet godina.

And the truth is that no one really cares what you say when you're that age.

Činjenica je da nikoga nije briga za vaš odgovor u tim godinama.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

It's considered an innocuous question,

Smatra se bezazlenim pitanjem,

posed to little kids to elicit cute replies,

upućeno maloj djeci s ciljem dobivanja slatkih odgovora,

like, "I want to be an astronaut," or "I want to be a ballerina,"

kao, "Želim biti astronaut," ili "Želim biti balerina,"

or "I want to be a pirate."

ili "Želim biti gusar."

Insert Halloween costume here.

Ovdje ubaciti kostim za Noć Vještica.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

But this question gets asked of us again and again as we get older

Ali ovo pitanje nam se postavlja opet i opet kako starimo,

in various forms -- for instance, high school students might get asked

u raznim oblicima -- na primjer, srednjoškolce pitaju

what major they're going to pick in college.

koji će fakultet upisati.

And at some point,

I u jednom momentu,

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Šta želiš biti kada porasteš?"

goes from being the cute exercise it once was

se iz slatke vježbice koja je nekad bila, pretvori u

to the thing that keeps us up at night.

ono što nam ne da spavati noću.

Why?

Zašto?

See, while this question inspires kids to dream about what they could be,

Vidite, iako ovo pitanje inspiriše djecu da sanjaju o tome šta mogu biti,

it does not inspire them to dream about all that they could be.

ne inspiriše ih da sanjaju o tome šta sve mogu biti.

In fact, it does just the opposite,

Ustvari, čini upravo suprotno,

because when someone asks you what you want to be,

jer kad vas neko pita šta želite biti,

you can't reply with 20 different things,

ne možete odgovoriti 20 različitih stvari,

though well-meaning adults will likely chuckle and be like,

iako bi se dobronamjerni odrasli vjerovatno nasmijali i rekli

"Oh, how cute, but you can't be a violin maker and a psychologist.

"Jao, kako slatko, ali ne možes biti tvorac violina i psiholog.

You have to choose."

Moraš se odlučiti."

This is Dr. Bob Childs --

Ovo je Dr. Bob Childs --

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

and he's a luthier and psychotherapist.

i on je lutier i psihoterapeut.

And this is Amy Ng, a magazine editor turned illustrator, entrepreneur,

A ovo je Amy Ng, urednica magazina koja je postala ilustrator, poduzetnik,

teacher and creative director.

nastavnik i kreativni rukovodioc.

But most kids don't hear about people like this.

Ali većina djece ne čuje za ovakve ljude.

All they hear

Sve što čuju je

is that they're going to have to choose.

da će se morati odlučiti.

But it's more than that.

Ali i više od toga.

The notion of the narrowly focused life

Pojam usko fokusiranog života

is highly romanticized in our culture.

se jako idealizira u našoj kulturi.

It's this idea of destiny or the one true calling,

To je ideja o sudbini ili jednog pravog poziva,

the idea that we each have one great thing

ideja da svi mi imamo jednu veliku stvar

we are meant to do during our time on this earth,

koju nam je suđeno raditi tokom našeg vremena na Zemlji,

and you need to figure out what that thing is

i morate odgonetnuti koja je to stvar

and devote your life to it.

i posvetiti život tome.

But what if you're someone who isn't wired this way?

Ali šta ako ste neko ko ne funkcioniše tako?

What if there are a lot of different subjects that you're curious about,

Šta ako postoji mnogo različitih oblasti koje vas zanimaju,

and many different things you want to do?

i mnogo različitih stvari koje želite raditi?

Well, there is no room for someone like you in this framework.

E pa, nema mjesta za nekog poput vas u tim okvirima.

And so you might feel alone.

Možda ćete se osjećati usamljeno.

You might feel like you don't have a purpose.

Možda ćete se osjećati kao da nemate svrhu.

And you might feel like there's something wrong with you.

I možda ćete se osjećati kao da nešto nije u redu s vama.

There's nothing wrong with you.

Sve je u redu s vama.

What you are is a multipotentialite.

Vi ste ustvari "multipotencijalista".

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

A multipotentialite is someone with many interests and creative pursuits.

Multipotencijalista je neko ko ima puno zanimanja i kreativnih pohoda.

It's a mouthful to say.

Teška je riječ.

It might help if you break it up into three parts:

Možda će vam pomoći da je podijelite na tri dijela:

multi, potential, and ite.

Multi, potencijal, i ista.

You can also use one of the other terms that connote the same idea,

Također možete koristiti neki od drugih pojmova za istu ideju,

such as polymath, the Renaissance person.

kao što su polimat, renesansna osoba.

Actually, during the Renaissance period,

Ustvari, u periodu Renesanse,

it was considered the ideal to be well-versed in multiple disciplines.

smatralo se idealnim ako ste vični u raznim disciplinama.

Barbara Sher refers to us as "scanners."

Barbara Sher nas naziva "skenerima."

Use whichever term you like, or invent your own.

Koristite koji god izraz želite, ili izmislite vlastiti.

I have to say I find it sort of fitting that as a community,

Moram reći da je nekako ironično što se kao zajednica,

we cannot agree on a single identity.

ne možemo složiti o jedinstvenom terminu.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

It's easy to see your multipotentiality

Lako je vidjeti multipotencijalnost

as a limitation or an affliction that you need to overcome.

kao ograničenje ili nesreću koju morate prevazići.

But what I've learned through speaking with people

Ali ono što sam naučila kroz razgovor sa ljudima

and writing about these ideas on my website,

i pisanje o tim idejama na mojoj web stranici,

is that there are some tremendous strengths to being this way.

je da je potrebna neizmjerna snaga kako biste bili ovakvi.

Here are three

Navest ću tri

multipotentialite super powers.

super moći multipotencijalista.

One: idea synthesis.

Jedan: sinteza ideja.

That is, combining two or more fields

Znači, kombinovanje dvije ili više oblasti

and creating something new at the intersection.

i stvaranje nečeg novog u presjeku.

Sha Hwang and Rachel Binx drew from their shared interests

Sha Hwang i Rachel Binx su iskoristili zajedničko zanimanje

in cartography, data visualization, travel, mathematics and design,

za kartografiju, vizualizaciju podataka, putovanja, matematiku i dizajn,

when they founded Meshu.

kada su osnovali Meshu.

Meshu is a company that creates custom geographically-inspired jewelry.

Meshu je kompanija koja kreira unikatni nakit inspirisan geografijom.

Sha and Rachel came up with this unique idea

Sha i Rachel su smislile ovu jedinstvenu ideju,

not despite, but because of their eclectic mix of skills and experiences.

ne unatoč, već zbog njihove eklektične mješavine vještina i iskustava.

Innovation happens at the intersections.

Inovacija se dešava na presjecima.

That's where the new ideas come from.

Odatle dolaze nove ideje.

And multipotentialites, with all of their backgrounds,

A multipotencijalisti, sa svom svojom pozadinom,

are able to access a lot of these points of intersection.

mogu da pristupe većini tačaka presjeka.

The second multipotentialite superpower

Druga super moć multipotencijalista

is rapid learning.

je brzo učenje.

When multipotentialites become interested in something,

Kada multipotencijaliste nešto zanima,

we go hard.

jako smo tvrdokorni.

We observe everything we can get our hands on.

Posmatramo sve čega se možemo dočepati.

We're also used to being beginners,

Također smo navikli na to da smo početnici,

because we've been beginners so many times in the past,

jer smo toliko puta počeli iznova u prošlosti,

and this means that we're less afraid of trying new things

a to znači da se manje bojimo probati nove stvari

and stepping out of our comfort zones.

i istupiti iz naših zona komfora.

What's more, many skills are transferable across disciplines,

Štaviše, mnoge vještine se mogu prenijeti između disciplina,

and we bring everything we've learned to every new area we pursue,

i sve što smo naučili unosimo u svaku novu oblast koju dotičemo,

so we're rarely starting from scratch.

što znači da rijetko počinjemo od nule.

Nora Dunn is a full-time traveler and freelance writer.

Nora Dunn je putnik i slobodni pisac.

As a child concert pianist, she honed an incredible ability

Kao dijete je bila koncertni pianista, i razvila je nevjerovatnu sposobnost

to develop muscle memory.

mišićne memorije.

Now, she's the fastest typist she knows.

Danas, najbrže tipka od svih ljudi koje poznaje.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Before becoming a writer, Nora was a financial planner.

Prije nego što je postala pisac, Nora je bila finansijski planer.

She had to learn the finer mechanics of sales

Morala je naučiti o prodaji

when she was starting her practice,

kada je započela praksu,

and this skill now helps her write compelling pitches to editors.

a ta vještina joj danas pomaže u pisanju privlačnih ideja urednicima.

It is rarely a waste of time to pursue something you're drawn to,

Rijetko je gubljenje vremena nešto što vas privlači,

even if you end up quitting.

iako na kraju odustanete.

You might apply that knowledge in a different field entirely,

Možda ćete primijeniti to znanje u skroz drugoj oblasti,

in a way that you couldn't have anticipated.

na način koji niste mogli ni zamisliti.

The third multipotentialite superpower

Treća super moć multipotencijalista

is adaptability;

je adaptabilnost;

that is, the ability to morph into whatever you need to be

to jest, sposobnost pretvaranja u šta god je potrebno da budete

in a given situation.

u datoj situaciji.

Abe Cajudo is sometimes a video director, sometimes a web designer,

Abe Cajudo je nekada video režiser, nekada web dizajner.

sometimes a Kickstarter consultant, sometimes a teacher,

nekada konsultant za Kickstarter, nekada nastavnik,

and sometimes, apparently, James Bond.

a nekada, izgleda, James Bond.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

He's valuable because he does good work.

Vrijedan je jer dobro obavlja posao.

He's even more valuable because he can take on various roles,

Čak je i više vrijedan jer može zauzeti razne uloge,

depending on his clients' needs.

ovisno o potrebama klijenata.

Fast Company magazine identified adaptability

Magazin Fast Company je identificirao adaptabilnost

as the single most important skill to develop in order to thrive

kao najvažniju vještinu koju treba razviti kako biste napredovali

in the 21st century.

u 21. stoljeću.

The economic world is changing so quickly and unpredictably

Ekonomski svijet se mijenja tako brzo i nepredvidivo

that it is the individuals and organizations that can pivot

da su pojedinci i organizacije koje se mogu usmjeriti

in order to meet the needs of the market that are really going to thrive.

s ciljem odgovaranja potrebama tržišta, oni koji će zaista napredovati.

Idea synthesis, rapid learning and adaptability:

Sinteza ideja, brzo učenje i adaptabilnost:

three skills that multipotentialites are very adept at,

tri vještine s kojima multipotencijalisti imaju puno iskustva,

and three skills that they might lose if pressured to narrow their focus.

i tri vještine koje bi mogli izgubiti ukoliko ih natjeramo da se fokusiraju.

As a society, we have a vested interest in encouraging multipotentialites

Kao društvo, u interesu nam je da ohrabrimo multipotencijaliste

to be themselves.

da budu kakvi jesu.

We have a lot of complex, multidimensional problems in the world right now,

Danas imamo mnogo kompleksnih, multidimenzionalnih problema u svijetu,

and we need creative, out-of-the-box thinkers to tackle them.

i trebaju nam kreativni mislioci "izvan okvira" koji ih se mogu latiti.

Now, let's say that you are, in your heart, a specialist.

Recimo da ste, u dubini duše, stručnjak.

You came out of the womb knowing you wanted to be a pediatric neurosurgeon.

Izašli ste iz maternice sa znanjem da želite biti pedijatrijski neurohirurg.

Don't worry -- there's nothing wrong with you, either.

Ne brinite -- i sa vama je sve u redu.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

In fact, some of the best teams are comprised of a specialist

U stvari, neki od najboljih timova su sačinjeni od stručnjaka

and multipotentialite paired together.

i multipotencijalista, u kombinaciji.

The specialist can dive in deep and implement ideas,

Stručnjak se može udubiti i primijeniti ideje,

while the multipotentialite brings a breadth of knowledge to the project.

dok multipotencijalista donosi širok spektar znanja u projekat.

It's a beautiful partnership.

To je divno saradnja.

But we should all be designing lives and careers

Ali svi mi trebamo kreirati živote i karijere

that are aligned with how we're wired.

koji su u skladu s tim kako funkcionišemo.

And sadly, multipotentialites are largely being encouraged

A nažalost, multipotencijaliste većinom potiču

simply to be more like their specialist peers.

da budu više kao njihove kolege stručnjaci.

So with that said,

E pa nakon što je sve rečeno,

if there is one thing you take away from this talk,

ako ima ijedna stvar koju trebate upamtiti iz ovog predavanja,

I hope that it is this:

nadam se da je ovo:

embrace your inner wiring, whatever that may be.

prihvatite vaš unutrašnji sklop, kakav god on bio.

If you're a specialist at heart,

Ako ste stručnjak u duši,

then by all means, specialize.

onda svakako postanite stručnjak.

That is where you'll do your best work.

Na taj način ćete najbolje obavljati posao.

But to the multipotentialites in the room,

Ali za multipotencijaliste u prostoriji,

including those of you who may have just realized

uključujući vas koji ste možda tek

in the last 12 minutes that you are one --

u zadnjih 12 minuta shvatili da ste to --

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

to you I say:

vama ću reći:

embrace your many passions.

prihvatite vaše razne interese.

Follow your curiosity down those rabbit holes.

Pratite vašu radoznalost tim raznim smijerovima.

Explore your intersections.

Istražite presjeke.

Embracing our inner wiring leads to a happier, more authentic life.

Prihvatanje našeg unutrašnjeg sklopa vodi do sretnijeg, više autentičnog života.

And perhaps more importantly --

A možda je najvažnije --

multipotentialites, the world needs us.

multipotencijalisti, potrebni smo svijetu.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)