Fail Forward

benjamin weinberg
Nov 3 · 2 min read
Found Object, Gotts Island

Today, parents are sure there is a better way.

They calendar playdates. Sign up for camps and workshops. Buy the apps. Buy into creativity by design, mindfulness, grit inducers, personal trainers and coaches. Buy into every hack and scheme. Read the books. Play pass the buzzword. Blame schools. Point fingers at devices and screen time when they look up from updating status and catching up on email.

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benjamin weinberg

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Writer, walker, poet, educator. Commercial fisherman, builder, donut maker, organic grower. Boston, U. City, Maine, South Africa, Madrid.

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