The key to success is consistency.
This is a neurotypical conventional wisdom. And sure, it’s kinda true.
However, there are many types of consistency.
Neurotypical consistency is about showing up daily for years. It’s grinding it out. It’s enthusiastically praying to the gods of hustle culture.
This is a one-way ticket to Burnoutsville for multipotentialites.
➡️ Inconsistency triggers shame because neurotypical culture equates it with laziness.
➡️ The word "laziness" is triggering AF.
➡️ We've been conditioned to embrace capitalistic ideologies.
➡️ Our self-worth is tied to our productivity.
✅ But let's explore a hidden unconventional perspective below.
For world-changing multipotentialites throughout the centuries, it’s not been about being neurotypically consistent.
It’s about creating consistently remarkable content and publishing it inconsistently.
If you peer below the surface, the difference between neurotypical and multipotentialite consistency is an age-old argument. 👇
Quantity vs Quality
Being neurotypically consistent means churning out quantity.
This is the neurotypical strength.
Multipotentialites publish quality.
This is our strength.
We are the most creatively talented people on the planet but we’re slow.
We pride ourselves on quality and originality.
So we start projects and often don’t finish them.
We get distracted. We go off on tangents, we do things differently.
➡️ We need time to process and let our creativity percolate.
➡️ We cocoon as our creative authenticity evolves.
We generate a lot of ideas and projects, but we only bring the best to the public eye. This approach isn’t new…"
Historically Famous “Slow” Multipotentialites
✅ J.R.R Tolkien took 12 years to write Lord of the Rings.
✅ From the initial idea to winning the Nobel Prize for physics it was 7 years for Marie Curie to harness the power of radiology.
✅ Leonardo Di Vinci took 14 years to paint the Mona Lisa
✅ It took Charles Darwin 27 years to research, write and publish the theory of evolution.
✅ Maya Angelou was 41 when she published her first book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
Contemporary Slow Multipotentialites:
There are other ways to be consistent…
Create consistently remarkable content but publish it inconsistently.
➡️ Take James Jani, for example. Despite having 1.94 million YouTube subscribers, he's only published 26 videos in over 4 years.
➡️ Each video is an epic, documentary-style masterpiece, crafted over weeks and months.
➡️ His last post being 9 months ago, he still garners hundreds of thousands of views monthly.
➡️ He earns over $200k per year from Google ad share alone.
👉 Quentin Tarantino has directed 10 movies in 32 years
👉 George R.R. Martin wrote five books in the Games of Thrones series. It took him 20 years.
Creative work that matters is slow.
I can post videos daily for a few months, but I frequently need breaks to recharge my batteries and get re-inspired.
I need to be emotionally connected to the content I publish. It needs to be:
Authentic
Purposeful
Creating content for the sake of it? That leaves me feeling empty.
Why?
Because I’m a chef, not a cook.
Chefs vs. Cooks
There are two kinds of creators and entrepreneurs.
There are cooks.
And there are chefs.
Cooks? They’re the copycats.
They follow someone else’s recipe, churning out the same old dish for decades, even when the joy has long since evaporated.
They’re the neurotypicals, the rule-followers, the status quo lovers.
But us?
We are chefs.
We’re the mad scientists of the kitchen, blending bizarre ingredients and experimenting with obscure flavours to create something truly innovative.
We don’t follow recipes; we create them by niching up our multiple skills, passions and interests.
Cooks often find success quicker than us.
They’re replicating what’s already popular, following trends for likes, and riding the coattails of proven formulas.
But chefs?
We’re the trailblazers, the innovators.
Our path is longer and riskier.
But when we finally perfect our signature dish, it’s a masterpiece that no one else can replicate.
So, embrace the chaos, the experimentation, the uncertainty.
Keep mixing those ingredients and pushing boundaries.
Because in the end, as history has proven over and over it’s the chefs who change the world.
And cooks that follow.
Conclusion:
✅ Don't let neurotypical biases about consistency stop you from sharing your work.
✅ You don't have to post daily unless you want to.
👉 If you can, great. If you can't, also great.
✅ Play to your strengths, which will vary with your energy levels.
🧠 Find what works for you, not what's expected of you.
🧠 Ask yourself: "Am I creating to express myself or to please an invisible audience?"
❌ Stop comparing yourself to cooks.
❌ You're a chef, don't try to be a cook. It will stifle your authentic creativity.
🤔 Cooks churn out quantity and find success by copying proven recipes.
✅ You pride yourself on quality and originality.
🧠 You need novelty and curiosity for dopamine.
🔑 You're a chef, stop beating yourself up for not being as productive as cooks.
➡️ Keep refining and experimenting with your creativity.
💚 Create authentic work that matters to you.
P.S For deeper insights and solutions to multipotentialite consistency check out my YouTube video on the topic here 👇