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Identifying yourself as a Scanner means changing the way you see yourself in the world. It starts with understanding that you should stop trying to fit into the accepted norm at once and begin learning about who you really are. To help you build the productive future you were designed for, you need a set of instructions.
Feb 8, 2018 · In Sher’s book, she talks about the kinds of Scanners. She divides the major groups into Cyclical Scanners and Sequential Scanners . Each chapter details the struggles of the type, accounts of people who have owned their type, and instructions on how to best utilize your type in work and life.
The Definition of a Scanner. She quotes a Scanner: “If I have to slow down or use only one part of me at a time, I become bored, worse than bored—I feel like a part of me is dying on the vine” (28). I think this is what makes the difference between Scanners and other people.
Barbara Sher on Scanners and Resistance. By Douglas Eby. Video: “What stops you from doing what you love? It’s a survival mechanism called Resistance, and it goes into alert mode any time you do something that raises anxiety.” Barbara Sher points out, “Everyone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what you’re gifted at.
Jan 1, 2001 · Unlike most of self-help authors, Barbara Sher says it like it is. There's no sugar coating here or fake-it-until-you-make-it talk. It has a realistic approach towards finding one's goals and dreams.
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Barbara Sher writes about and leads retreats for Scanners – “also known as renaissance men and women, eclectic experts, happy amateurs and delighted dilettantes.”.
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I just recently found the book, and I am clearly a "scanner" personality type (FWIW "scanner" is a HORRIBLE name). Now that I know I'm not so unusual and there are many of us, I'd like to meet some others and swap info.
