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Emilie Wapnick: Why some of us don't have one true calling
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Que queres ser de maior? Ben, se non sabes de certo de querer ser unha soa cousa para o resto da túa vida, non es o único. Nesta iluminadora charla, a escritora e artista Emilie Wapnick describe a clase de persoas que ela chama "multipotenciais", aqueles que teñen variados intereses e traballos ao longo da súa vida. Es unha delas?
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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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Levantade a man se algunha vez
vos preguntaron:
vos preguntaron:
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"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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que queres ser de maior?
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Now if you had to guess,
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Agora, tratade de calcular
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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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a vosa idade a primeira vez
que oístes esta pregunta.
que oístes esta pregunta.
Podedes levantar os dedos.
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You can just hold up fingers.
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Three. Five. Three. Five. Five. OK.
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Tres. Cinco. Tres. Cinco. Cinco... OK
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Now, raise your hand if the question
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Agora, levantade a man se a pregunta
"Que queres ser de maior?"
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"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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vos causou ansiedade dalgún xeito.
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has ever caused you any anxiety.
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00:39
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
Nada de ansiedade.
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Any anxiety at all.
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Nunca fun quen de contestar esa pregunta:
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I'm someone who's never
been able to answer the question
been able to answer the question
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"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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"Que queres ser de maior?"
O problema non era a falta de intereses,
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See, the problem wasn't
that I didn't have any interests --
that I didn't have any interests --
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o problema era que tiña demasiados.
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it's that I had too many.
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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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Gustábame o inglés, as mates,
a arte e facer páxinas web.
a arte e facer páxinas web.
Tocaba a guitarra nunha banda punk
chamada "Frustrated Telephone Operator".
chamada "Frustrated Telephone Operator".
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and I played guitar in a punk band
called Frustrated Telephone Operator.
called Frustrated Telephone Operator.
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01:04
Maybe you've heard of us.
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Quizáis oíron falar de nós.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
Tralo instituto seguín así
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This continued after high school,
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and at a certain point, I began
to notice this pattern in myself
to notice this pattern in myself
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e nalgún momento, comecei
a decatarme dese patrón.
a decatarme dese patrón.
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where I would become interested in an area
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Ficaba interesada nun tema,
submerxíame nel, autoconsumíame.
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and I would dive in, become all-consumed,
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01:21
and I'd get to be pretty good
at whatever it was,
at whatever it was,
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E cando xa era boa dabondo, no que fose,
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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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chegaba a ese punto
en que comezaba a enfastiarme.
en que comezaba a enfastiarme.
Normalmente, tentaba persistir
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And usually I would try
and persist anyway,
and persist anyway,
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01:32
because I had already devoted
so much time and energy
so much time and energy
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xa que adicara tantas horas e esforzo
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and sometimes money into this field.
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e mesmo cartos nese eido.
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But eventually this sense of boredom,
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Pero o fastío impúñase,
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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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ese sentimento de: "xa está,
conseguino, xa non é un desafío".
conseguino, xa non é un desafío".
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it would get to be too much.
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Comezaba a ser moi duro.
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And I would have to let it go.
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E tiña que deixalo ir.
Entón, volcávame noutra cousa,
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But then I would become interested
in something else,
in something else,
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something totally unrelated,
and I would dive into that,
and I would dive into that,
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algo completamente diferente
no que tamén me submerxía.
no que tamén me submerxía.
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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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Autoconsumíame e pensaba:
"si, isto é o meu".
"si, isto é o meu".
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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E volta outra vez ao mesmo punto
en que comezaba a aborrecer.
en que comezaba a aborrecer.
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And eventually, I would let it go.
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E ao final, tiña que deixalo pasar.
02:09
But then I would discover
something new and totally different,
something new and totally different,
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Aparecía entón algo novo e diferente
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and I would dive into that.
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e metíame de cabeza.
02:15
This pattern caused me a lot of anxiety,
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Este patrón causábame moita ansiedade
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for two reasons.
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por dúas razóns:
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The first was that I wasn't sure
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a primeira, que non estaba segura
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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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de como convertir todo iso nunha carreira.
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I thought that I would eventually
have to pick one thing,
have to pick one thing,
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Cría que ao cabo tería que escoller
unha soa cousa,
unha soa cousa,
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deny all of my other passions,
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renegar do resto das miñas paixóns,
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and just resign myself to being bored.
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e resignarme a aburrirme.
02:35
The other reason it caused me
so much anxiety
so much anxiety
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A outra razón de que me angustiase
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was a little bit more personal.
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era de índole máis persoal.
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I worried that there
was something wrong with this,
was something wrong with this,
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Preocupábame que houbese algo malo niso,
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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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algo malo no feito de ser incapaz
de aferrarme a unha soa cousa.
de aferrarme a unha soa cousa.
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I worried that I was afraid of commitment,
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Preocupábame ter medo ao compromiso;
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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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estar dispersa ou
ser unha autosabotadora,
ser unha autosabotadora,
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afraid of my own success.
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con medo ao meu propio éxito.
02:57
If you can relate to my story
and to these feelings,
and to these feelings,
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Se a miña historia, eses sentimentos
vos soan familiares
vos soan familiares
03:00
I'd like you to ask yourself a question
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quero que vos fagades a pregunta
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that I wish I had asked myself back then.
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que me gustaría ter proposto daquela.
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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Preguntádevos onde aprendestes
a asignar o concepto de errado ou anormal
a asignar o concepto de errado ou anormal
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to doing many things.
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a facer moitas cousas.
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I'll tell you where you learned it:
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Direivos de onde o aprendestes:
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you learned it from the culture.
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foi da cultura.
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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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Pregúntannos por vez primeira:
"que queres ser de maior?"
"que queres ser de maior?"
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when we're about five years old.
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cando temos uns cinco anos.
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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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O certo é que a ninguén lle importa
o que contestades a esa idade.
o que contestades a esa idade.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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It's considered an innocuous question,
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Considérase unha pregunta inocua
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posed to little kids
to elicit cute replies,
to elicit cute replies,
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para lles sacar aos meniños
respostas graciosas
respostas graciosas
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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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coma "quero ser astronauta" ou
"quero ser bailarina"
"quero ser bailarina"
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or "I want to be a pirate."
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ou "quero ser pirata".
03:42
Insert Halloween costume here.
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Engadíde un disfraz de Samaín a iso.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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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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Seguen a preguntarcho
de diversas formas mentres medras.
de diversas formas mentres medras.
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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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Por exemplo, aos estudiantes de instituto
pregúntanlles que especialidade
escollerán na universidade.
escollerán na universidade.
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what major they're going
to pick in college.
to pick in college.
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And at some point,
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Nalgún momento,
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"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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"Que queres ser de maior?"
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goes from being
the cute exercise it once was
the cute exercise it once was
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pasa de ser un exercicio gracioso
a manterte en vela toda a noite.
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to the thing that keeps us up at night.
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Why?
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Por que?
A pregunta inspira aos nenos
a soñar co que poderían ser,
a soñar co que poderían ser,
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See, while this question inspires kids
to dream about what they could be,
to dream about what they could be,
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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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mais non os inspira a soñar
con todo o que poderían ser.
con todo o que poderían ser.
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In fact, it does just the opposite,
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De feito, fai xusto todo o contrario.
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because when someone asks you
what you want to be,
what you want to be,
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Porque se alguén pregunta que queres ser
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you can't reply with 20 different things,
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non podes dar vinte respostas distintas.
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though well-meaning adults
will likely chuckle and be like,
will likely chuckle and be like,
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Os adultos ben pensantes
esbozarían un sorriso:
esbozarían un sorriso:
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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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"Que curriño, pero non podes ser á vez
fabricante de violíns e psicólogo.
fabricante de violíns e psicólogo.
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You have to choose."
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Tes que escoller."
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This is Dr. Bob Childs --
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Este é o Dr. Bob Childs.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
04:40
and he's a luthier and psychotherapist.
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E é luthier e psicoterapeuta.
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And this is Amy Ng, a magazine editor
turned illustrator, entrepreneur,
turned illustrator, entrepreneur,
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Esta é Amy Ng, unha editora de revista
convertida en ilustradora, empresaria,
convertida en ilustradora, empresaria,
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teacher and creative director.
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profesora e directora creativa.
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But most kids don't hear
about people like this.
about people like this.
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Pero a maioría dos rapaces
non oen falar de xente así.
non oen falar de xente así.
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All they hear
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Todo o que oen
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is that they're going to have to choose.
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é que van ter que escoller.
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But it's more than that.
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Pero é máis ca iso.
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The notion of the narrowly focused life
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A noción dunha vida claramente definida
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is highly romanticized in our culture.
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está moi idealizada na nosa cultura.
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It's this idea of destiny
or the one true calling,
or the one true calling,
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Esa idea do destino ou da vocación.
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the idea that we each have one great thing
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A idea de que todos estamos destinados
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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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a algo grande durante
o noso paso por esta terra,
o noso paso por esta terra,
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and you need to figure out
what that thing is
what that thing is
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e tes que descubrir que cousa é
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and devote your life to it.
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e adicarlle a túa vida.
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But what if you're someone
who isn't wired this way?
who isn't wired this way?
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E se ti non estás feito desa pasta?
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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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Cal é o problema se tes curiosidade
por multitude de materias,
por multitude de materias,
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and many different things you want to do?
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se queres facer diferentes cousas?
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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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Non hai lugar para alguén así nese patrón.
Podes chegar a sentirte só.
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And so you might feel alone.
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You might feel like you don't
have a purpose.
have a purpose.
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Podes pensar que non tes un propósito.
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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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Podes sentir que tes algún problema.
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There's nothing wrong with you.
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Pero non tes ningún problema.
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What you are is a multipotentialite.
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Ti es unha multipotencialidade.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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A multipotentialite is someone
with many interests and creative pursuits.
with many interests and creative pursuits.
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Unha multipotencialidade ten
moitos intereses e ocupacións creativas.
moitos intereses e ocupacións creativas.
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It's a mouthful to say.
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É moito dicir.
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It might help if you break it up
into three parts:
into three parts:
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Pode axudar se o divides en tres partes:
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multi, potential, and ite.
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multi-, potencial, e -idade.
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You can also use one of the other terms
that connote the same idea,
that connote the same idea,
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Podes usar tamén calquera outro termo
que implique a mesma idea,
que implique a mesma idea,
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such as polymath, the Renaissance person.
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como polimatemático,
a xente do Renacemento.
a xente do Renacemento.
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Actually, during the Renaissance period,
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En realidade, durante o Renacemento,
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it was considered the ideal
to be well-versed in multiple disciplines.
to be well-versed in multiple disciplines.
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considerábase un ideal
estar versado en varias disciplinas.
estar versado en varias disciplinas.
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Barbara Sher refers to us as "scanners."
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Barbara Sher fala de nós coma "escáneres".
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Use whichever term you like,
or invent your own.
or invent your own.
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Usa o termo que che pareza ou inventa un.
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I have to say I find it sort of fitting
that as a community,
that as a community,
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Teño que dicir que para min
ten un senso de comunidade,
ten un senso de comunidade,
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we cannot agree on a single identity.
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non se axusta a unha soa identidade.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
06:45
It's easy to see your multipotentiality
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É fácil ver a túa multipotencialidade
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as a limitation or an affliction
that you need to overcome.
that you need to overcome.
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coma unha limitación ou
unha aflición que tes que superar.
unha aflición que tes que superar.
06:51
But what I've learned
through speaking with people
through speaking with people
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Pero o que aprendín falando coa xente
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and writing about these
ideas on my website,
ideas on my website,
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e escribindo sobre isto na miña páxina web
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is that there are some tremendous
strengths to being this way.
strengths to being this way.
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é que ten uns puntos fortes incribles.
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Here are three
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Velaquí tres superpoderes
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multipotentialite super powers.
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da multipotencialidade.
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One: idea synthesis.
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Primeiro: síntese de ideas.
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That is, combining two or more fields
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É dicir, combinar dous ou máis campos
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and creating something new
at the intersection.
at the intersection.
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e crear algo novo da súa intersección.
07:17
Sha Hwang and Rachel Binx drew
from their shared interests
from their shared interests
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Sha Hwang e Rachel Binx tiraron
dos seus intereses compartidos
dos seus intereses compartidos
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in cartography, data visualization,
travel, mathematics and design,
travel, mathematics and design,
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en cartografía, visualización de datos,
viaxes, matemáticas e deseño
viaxes, matemáticas e deseño
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when they founded Meshu.
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cando fundaron Meshu.
07:28
Meshu is a company that creates
custom geographically-inspired jewelry.
custom geographically-inspired jewelry.
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Meshu é unha compañía que se inspira
na xeografía para crear xoias á carta.
na xeografía para crear xoias á carta.
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Sha and Rachel came up
with this unique idea
with this unique idea
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Sha e Rachel atoparon esta idea orixinal
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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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non a pesar mais grazas ao eclectismo
das súas habelencias e experiencias.
das súas habelencias e experiencias.
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Innovation happens at the intersections.
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A innovación aparece nas interseccións.
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That's where the new ideas come from.
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De aí veñen as novas ideas.
07:51
And multipotentialites,
with all of their backgrounds,
with all of their backgrounds,
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E as multipotencialidades, coa súa bagaxe,
07:54
are able to access a lot of these
points of intersection.
points of intersection.
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acceden a moitos puntos de intersección.
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The second multipotentialite superpower
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O segundo superpoder multipotencial
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is rapid learning.
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é a rapidez de aprendizaxe.
08:05
When multipotentialites
become interested in something,
become interested in something,
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Cando os "multipotenciais"
se interesan por algo,
se interesan por algo,
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we go hard.
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vamos a por todas.
08:10
We observe everything
we can get our hands on.
we can get our hands on.
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Observamos todo o que cae nas nosas mans.
08:13
We're also used to being beginners,
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Tamén estamos afeitos a ser novatos,
08:14
because we've been beginners
so many times in the past,
so many times in the past,
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porque o fomos moitas veces no pasado.
08:18
and this means that we're less afraid
of trying new things
of trying new things
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É dicir, non tememos probar cousas novas
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and stepping out of our comfort zones.
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e saír da nosa zona de confort.
08:23
What's more, many skills
are transferable across disciplines,
are transferable across disciplines,
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Aínda máis, moitas habilidades
son transversais entre disciplinas
son transversais entre disciplinas
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and we bring everything we've learned
to every new area we pursue,
to every new area we pursue,
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e aportamos todo o aprendido
a cada nova área que exploramos,
a cada nova área que exploramos,
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so we're rarely starting from scratch.
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polo que rara vez comezamos de cero.
08:34
Nora Dunn is a full-time traveler
and freelance writer.
and freelance writer.
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Nora Dunn é unha viaxeira empedernida
e escritora free-lance.
e escritora free-lance.
08:39
As a child concert pianist,
she honed an incredible ability
she honed an incredible ability
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Como concertista de piano dende nena,
perfeccionou unha incrible habilidade
perfeccionou unha incrible habilidade
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to develop muscle memory.
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de desenvolver a memoria muscular.
08:45
Now, she's the fastest typist she knows.
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É a mecanógrafa máis rápida que coñece.
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(Laughter)
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Before becoming a writer,
Nora was a financial planner.
Nora was a financial planner.
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Antes de convertirse en escritora,
Nora foi planificadora financeira.
Nora foi planificadora financeira.
08:52
She had to learn
the finer mechanics of sales
the finer mechanics of sales
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Aprendeu os finos mecanismos das vendas
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when she was starting her practice,
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cando comezou a súa práctica
08:56
and this skill now helps her
write compelling pitches to editors.
write compelling pitches to editors.
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e esa pericia axúdaa a escribir
convincentes discursos aos editores.
convincentes discursos aos editores.
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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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Practicar algo que te atrae
nunca é unha perda de tempo
nunca é unha perda de tempo
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even if you end up quitting.
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aínda que acabes abandonando.
09:07
You might apply that knowledge
in a different field entirely,
in a different field entirely,
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Podes aplicar ese coñecemento
nun campo completamente diferente
nun campo completamente diferente
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in a way that you couldn't
have anticipated.
have anticipated.
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dun xeito que nunca puideches anticipar.
09:14
The third multipotentialite superpower
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O terceiro superpoder multipotencial
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is adaptability;
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é a adaptabilidade:
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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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a maña para metamorfosearse
no que precises
no que precises
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in a given situation.
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segundo a situación.
09:26
Abe Cajudo is sometimes a video director,
sometimes a web designer,
sometimes a web designer,
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Abe Cajudo ás veces é director de vídeos,
outras deseñador de páxinas web.
outras deseñador de páxinas web.
Ás veces é consultor de novas empresas,
outras veces é un profesor
outras veces é un profesor
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sometimes a Kickstarter consultant,
sometimes a teacher,
sometimes a teacher,
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e outras, aparentemente, James Bond.
09:34
and sometimes, apparently, James Bond.
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09:37
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
09:39
He's valuable because he does good work.
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A súa valía vén do seu bo facer.
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He's even more valuable
because he can take on various roles,
because he can take on various roles,
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É incluso máis valioso porque
pode ter varias funcións
pode ter varias funcións
09:44
depending on his clients' needs.
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dependendo das necesidades do seu cliente.
09:47
Fast Company magazine
identified adaptability
identified adaptability
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A revista Fast Company
identificou a adaptabilidade
identificou a adaptabilidade
09:50
as the single most important skill
to develop in order to thrive
to develop in order to thrive
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coma a habilidade máis importante
que debemos desenvolver
que debemos desenvolver
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in the 21st century.
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para prosperar no século vinteún.
09:56
The economic world is changing
so quickly and unpredictably
so quickly and unpredictably
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O mundo económico está cambiando
tan rápido e tan impredecible
tan rápido e tan impredecible
10:00
that it is the individuals
and organizations that can pivot
and organizations that can pivot
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que os individuos e organizacións
que poden pivotar
que poden pivotar
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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axustándose ás necesidades do mercado
son as que realmente van medrar.
son as que realmente van medrar.
10:09
Idea synthesis, rapid learning
and adaptability:
and adaptability:
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Capacidade de síntese, aprendizaxe rápida
e adaptabilidade.
e adaptabilidade.
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three skills that multipotentialites
are very adept at,
are very adept at,
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Tres habilidades ás que somos adeptas
as multipotenciais.
as multipotenciais.
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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Tres habilidades que podemos perder
se somos forzados a estreitar a atención.
se somos forzados a estreitar a atención.
10:25
As a society, we have a vested interest
in encouraging multipotentialites
in encouraging multipotentialites
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Como sociedade, temos un interese persoal
en alentar os multipotenciais
en alentar os multipotenciais
10:29
to be themselves.
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a ser eles mesmos.
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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No mundo hai moitos problemas complexos
e multidimensionais actualmente
e multidimensionais actualmente
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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e precisamos pensadores creativos,
fóra do común, para solucionalos.
fóra do común, para solucionalos.
10:41
Now, let's say that you are,
in your heart, a specialist.
in your heart, a specialist.
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Agora, digamos que vós sodes,
no fondo, un especialista.
no fondo, un especialista.
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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Saístes do ventre sabendo que queriades
ser neurocirurxáns pediátricos.
ser neurocirurxáns pediátricos.
10:51
Don't worry -- there's nothing
wrong with you, either.
wrong with you, either.
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Tranquilos, non tedes ningún
problema grave.
problema grave.
10:54
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
10:55
In fact, some of the best teams
are comprised of a specialist
are comprised of a specialist
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De feito, os mellores equipos
están compostos dun especialista
están compostos dun especialista
10:58
and multipotentialite paired together.
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facendo parella con alguén multipotencial.
11:01
The specialist can dive in deep
and implement ideas,
and implement ideas,
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O especialista pode afondar
e implementar ideas
e implementar ideas
11:04
while the multipotentialite brings
a breadth of knowledge to the project.
a breadth of knowledge to the project.
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mentres que o multipotencial aporta
un abano de coñecementos ao proxecto.
un abano de coñecementos ao proxecto.
11:08
It's a beautiful partnership.
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É unha colaboración preciosa.
11:11
But we should all be designing
lives and careers
lives and careers
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Todos deberiamos deseñar
as nosas vidas e carreiras
as nosas vidas e carreiras
11:13
that are aligned with how we're wired.
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aliñadas co modo en que estamos feitos.
11:16
And sadly, multipotentialites
are largely being encouraged
are largely being encouraged
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Tristemente, os multipotenciais
son animados con frecuencia
son animados con frecuencia
11:20
simply to be more
like their specialist peers.
like their specialist peers.
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a parecerse sen máis aos
seus homólogos especialistas.
seus homólogos especialistas.
11:24
So with that said,
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Dito isto,
11:27
if there is one thing
you take away from this talk,
you take away from this talk,
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se sacades algunha cousa desta charla
11:30
I hope that it is this:
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espero que sexa esta:
abraza a túa conexión interior,
sexa cal for.
sexa cal for.
11:33
embrace your inner wiring,
whatever that may be.
whatever that may be.
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11:37
If you're a specialist at heart,
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Se no teu corazón es un especialista,
11:39
then by all means, specialize.
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entón, por todos os medios, especialízate.
11:41
That is where you'll do your best work.
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Aí alcanzarás os teus mellores logros.
11:44
But to the multipotentialites in the room,
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Pero ás persoas "multipotenciais"
desta sala,
desta sala,
11:47
including those of you
who may have just realized
who may have just realized
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incluídas aqueles que acaban de decatarse
11:49
in the last 12 minutes that you are one --
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nos últimos doce minutos,
11:52
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
11:53
to you I say:
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diríavos:
11:55
embrace your many passions.
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abraza todas as túas paixóns.
11:58
Follow your curiosity
down those rabbit holes.
down those rabbit holes.
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Segue a túa curiosidade até o fin.
12:02
Explore your intersections.
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Explora as túas interseccións.
12:06
Embracing our inner wiring leads
to a happier, more authentic life.
to a happier, more authentic life.
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Abrazar a nosa conexión interior
lévanos a unha vida máis feliz e plena.
lévanos a unha vida máis feliz e plena.
12:12
And perhaps more importantly --
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E quizáis o máis importante:
"multipotenciais",
"multipotenciais",
12:14
multipotentialites, the world needs us.
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o mundo necesítanos.
12:19
Thank you.
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Moitas grazas.
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