50 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 13 Apr \ parent \ on: Some thoughts on success mostly_harmless
On a smaller scale, it's a lot easier to find the motivation to get around those kind of pain points, and just make yourself do it, when it's very specific and very costly. That's not at all the same as a general focus on improving weaknesses. It's clearing obstacles out of the way in order to unconstrain strengths.
I was going to say this a tenth as well.
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193 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 13 Apr
This is a big part of my parenting approach, inspired by what I know of unschooling. I encourage my daughter to explore her interests. In doing so, she encounters difficulties that she has to navigate. Those difficulties are often things other parents might invest a bunch of energy and frustration into making their kid learn.
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