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If you want to counteract this tendency, consider getting them into (competitive) sports. Nothing will work right away, they will have to „grind“ (train/practic
by atomflunder 5y ago
If you want to counteract this tendency, consider getting them into (competitive) sports. Nothing will work right away, they will have to „grind“ (train/practice) a lot, failures are all but certain; but hard work and perseverance get rewarded, and the successes are all the sweeter. As a young guy who has had a modern and easy childhood not unlike the one you describe, many of my most cherished memories come from competing in a sport.
- JackFr 5y agoSports and musical instruments - if you can keep them motivated/interested, the results of focused practice can’t be ignored. To some extent I only realized this late in life myself. I don’t play a musical instrument, schoolwork through undergraduate never required really hard work and as an athlete I was a lackluster football player who never really put in the time to get better. But as an adult, computer programming and crossword puzzles were things which I applied myself to and was astonished to see how much better I could get at them by putting in the time and effort. (That being said I am an awful teacher - as an autodidact myself, I often - unfairly - feel that others aren’t putting enough effort in.)
- kazinator 5y ago> results of focused practice can’t be ignored Throngs of well-rehearsed, talented, yet ignored musicians cannot agree. ;)
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- novok 5y agoIn many ways esport games (MOBAs, some FPS, etc) have many of the same mechanics!