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One thing i learned really early as a kid is that being somewhat skilled/versed in a large variety of things is absolutely an advantage in the world. If you know a little bit about everything then making connections between different fields will become much easier, both technically and socially.
For example there are some people at my work that are super good at coding, but they have so little understanding of electronics, design, material sciences, etc that they often get stuck on projects because their skills are so specialized that they cant fully understand the scope of the project.
So start new hobbies and drop them again, doesnt matter, because being good at learning new stuff is a skill in itself.
"Jack of all trades, master of none, is oftentimes better than a master of one."
Marketing a skill that's good for learning random skills is a bit harder though, depending on where your main interests lay. If you know a little bit about everything in technology, maybe that can work.
However, management in retail is where my marketable skillset is. Because I know a good amount of every department, I will always be that call in that can do any position, instead of being considered for a higher position in one department. I've done management duties for customer service, frozen dairy, general merchandise, paints, electronics, photo, etc for eleven years. I never get a higher position when it opens because there's always someone more specialized in that position.
Don't get me wrong. I don't completely disagree with you. I have crazy good problem solving skills. I've come to love my ADHD, having gone completely unmedicated for it all my life (my father wouldn't approve Ritalin when I was diagnosed as a kid and they needed both parent's consent). I just wish I could do more than a little bit of everything sometimes.