Why the Stories We Tell As Kids Matter

The weird stories that kids make up actually have more truth than we appreciate

Jonathan Adrian
Nov 7 · 4 min read

Ask any kid in the world what they want to be when they grow up, and they’ll give you brutally honest answers like astronaut, dancer, or even postman. Sometimes, they’ll even extend into surprisingly complex details with these type of questions. One 8-year old I met…

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