2024-10-14 Expose yourself to as much as Possible

Expose Yourself to as Much as Possible I recently read an research article saying “children that do chores become more confident” https://www.whiteheadlearninggroup.com/news/2021/8/19/why-kids-who-do-chores-are-more-successful-according-to-studies https://www.happykidswin.com/post/chores-for-kids-and-a-growth-mindset This really resonated with me, my first connection was not to my own childhood. But rather my years in the student life, where I have seen the value of exposing yourself and doing tasks one usually would not have done. My childhood Lets take a step back to kids. I do not have kids, but I have been a kid. Yes I did chores every week and joined my father in all the practical work he did. I also spent my years in primary school building lego, tinkering with electronics, building flame throwers, making movies, spreading viruses, hosting servers, pirating, video editing, building tree houses and doing all kinds of things. I could spend hours solving “tiny” problems and learning how to do tasks that I today view as simple. All of these hours made me very confident in my abilities to solve problems and building things and I’m pretty sure it is because I started so early. ...

October 14, 2024 · 4 min · Mathias Haugsbø