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Childhoods of Exceptional People
One of the primary skills that a child raised under concerted cultivation learns is how to come up with their own questions.
Ian Leslie • Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
A lot of care went into curating the environment around the children—fascinating guests were invited, libraries were built, machines were brought home and disassembled—but the children were left with a lot of time to freely explore the interests that arose within these milieus.
A qualified guess is that they spent between one and four hours daily in... See more
A qualified guess is that they spent between one and four hours daily in... See more
Childhoods of Exceptional People
parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, seek new strategies, and keep on learning.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
It’s essential to “parent on a conscious level” How so? – By following the ‘TRICK’ acronym: Trust: Are you trusting your child? For instance, trust them to make a healthy breakfast themselvesRespect: Are you respecting your child’s ideas?Independence: Are you giving your child independence?Collaboration: Are you collaborating with your child and ac... See more
Esther Wojcicki • The goop Podcast on Apple Podcasts
I was young, naive, and plagued by impostor syndrome. I held back instead of exploring more, engaging more deeply, and seeking out more challenges. I allowed myself to be carried along by the current, rather than actively charting my own course. Youth is wasted on the young.
Why pretend to be smart and play it safe? True understanding is rare and ha... See more
Why pretend to be smart and play it safe? True understanding is rare and ha... See more