“Being ok with sucking at something while learning” is an extremely undervalued skill.
As is “being happy for people that are better than you”.
Super important for
- learning how to code
- learning a new language
- art, music, podcasting, cooking
- really everything.
Don’t forget to teach your kids these skills.
Also, demonstrate these behaviors.
Let your kids see you being bad at something and not giving up and staying positive.
@brianokken
Yes yes yes, beautifully put. I say this as a father of young daughters, a university teacher, a learner of important things, a learner of unimportant things. Learning is hard and it tests our self-belief; the good learner learns how to enjoy that uncertainry.