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Rejection. Done right this time.
- s_henry_paulson 14y agoWhat we need instead are people with drive determined to continue to climb until they finally do something worthy of recognition. But where does that drive come from? It comes from being applauded along the way for the "mundane" tasks usually by parents and teachers. The same incentives this author feels are useless.
- droob 14y agohttps://twitter.com/hopelarson/status/232515218046062592 https://twitter.com/hopelarson/status/232515218046062592 "The other day I was remembering being a teen and that certainty that the world would fall at my feet every time I drew something."
- norswap 14y agoI think congratulating the kid would have had a positive impact. That is reason enough to do it. This is meta-contrarian bullshit. As long as people don't feel entitled to other congratulating them, everything is fine.