Interesting Op-ed in the paper about the problems with today's generation getting too much positive feedback and how this does not prepare them well for a future in which, as my boy Tyler Cowen points out in his new book (which I've just started), an increasing share of the pie is going to a decreasing number of people.
I've read two books on the subject that focus on children over the last couple of years, Mindset and Grit, and I recommend them both, although they are sometimes a little slow-going. I've also been following the recent back and forth about the legitimacy of Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hours rule, which I think is a little misinformed, and I think his response demonstrates what is the basic point: that talent only gets you so far, and hard work is what separates you from your similarly talented peers.
I suspect, like most things, the answer for parents is a balanced approach, along with the acknowledgment that not all kids are the same. That's thin gruel, but it's better than the extremes on either end of the spectrum.
I've read two books on the subject that focus on children over the last couple of years, Mindset and Grit, and I recommend them both, although they are sometimes a little slow-going. I've also been following the recent back and forth about the legitimacy of Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hours rule, which I think is a little misinformed, and I think his response demonstrates what is the basic point: that talent only gets you so far, and hard work is what separates you from your similarly talented peers.
I suspect, like most things, the answer for parents is a balanced approach, along with the acknowledgment that not all kids are the same. That's thin gruel, but it's better than the extremes on either end of the spectrum.
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