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

This book finally gave me the instructions to live a different life that I always knew I wanted but didn’t have the instructions for. Well worth a read all the way to the end as you keep identifying with each section .

Really enjoyed reading this as I am most definately a scanner. However I do not fit into any single one of her categories but typically for me go across the range with a bit of most and less of some. However I really don't get why she seems to think this is a 'rare' type of person as pretty much everyone I know can be seen as a scanner. Maybe it's just a birds of a feather thing. Or cultural. If you have more than one interest, either personally or professionally then you too could be a scanner. Reading this did certainly help me to feel better about my diverse interests and process of always looking for some new to grab me. The author certainly has a way of putting things to make it seem not just ok to be this way but actually to see the positive advantages. Some of her ideas/exercises are fun to do too. Definately a book I will re-read and one I have recommend to other scanners.

I like the general advice and concepts it features, but it offers a lot of very specific practical advice, which feel like they came from the 80s. (Ring binders, paper calendars, notebooks and flowcharts - nothing digital.)

I came across this title in a rather roundabout way, but I had a feeling as I ordered it that I was going to love it - and I was not wrong! For those of you who might feel that you have changed path a million times, can't seem to commit to one line of work, are always looking for new opportunities, always have hundreds of projects on the go at the same time..... this book provides a comforting explanation that there's nothing WRONG with you :) I could really relate to the ideas in this book and it gave me lots reasons to believe in myself. Highly recommended.

If you're a scanner - that is there is so many things in life you want to do/achieve but get terrified when you are asked to 'choose' this book is such a relief! Barbara Sher takes you through the characteristics of scanners, reassuring you that you aren't crazy and you can work it out to be you! What a release from fear of being who society wants you to be in terms of having the career that you should have. Thoroughly recommended!

Fantastic book, I am through and through a "scanner", but didn't know this until I discovered this book by Barbara Sher. I wish I had found it years ago. If you read the introduction and recognise yourself, then you must have this book! I've not yet finished reading it but even the first few chapters have been a huge help with practical exercises.

This book has literally changed my life. For the first time I1) love who I am and dont feel like a flakey, flighty day-dreaming idiot2) have solid real-world ideas on what to do with my lifeBarbara Sher is an amazing person and if you ever read this I want you to know you have literally changed my life and I am so greatful to you.

WOW. If you are looking to understand why you jump from one subject to the next, never finishing anything, or just feeling lost and have no idea what to do next, then I insist you read this book. I truly would recommend this to anyone who struggles to stay interested in mundane and career. Honeslty do the course and you wont look back. Hooray for DAY BOOKS!!!