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I think I'd like to say to my son when he gets older, "You have to have at least one skill you're actively developing that takes several years to master. It ca
by gwd 4y ago
I think I'd like to say to my son when he gets older, "You have to have at least one skill you're actively developing that takes several years to master. It can be piano or chess or language or baseball or StarCraft or juggling, but it has to be something that takes time to master, and you have to spend at least a few hours every week in deliberate practice."
I also plan on modeling that behavior by having skills I continue to develop for the rest of my life.
- badwolf 4y agoThis sounds like a good supportive parent thing to do.
- axiomsEnd 4y agoTeaching by example and giving creative freedom sounds like really good idea.
- _tmtb 4y agoFraming this a requirement with specific criteria that must be met feels a bit strange to me. I'm assuming you get into more of the nuance as to why you are telling him that he must do these things...