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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 May 2016

    Instead of pushing my kids, I try to help them find the interests that will pull them. History suggests pull has more power.

    10:00 AM - 23 May 2016
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      2. Joël Sepulveda Franusic‏ @jf 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        spending a lot of my childhood in libraries helped me find things that "pulled" me.

        1 reply 9 retweets 34 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 May 2016
        Replying to @jf

        Maybe this is the part of their identity libraries should preserve, now that "repository for printed books" is shrinking.

        3 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Matt Thelen‏ @ThelenMatt 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        any pro tips to aid their discovery?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 May 2016
        Replying to @ThelenMatt

        Show them lots of different stuff, observe which catch their interest, help them explore those further.

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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      2. jordan bates  🧙‍♂️‏ @_jordan_bates 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        best historic examples in which pull has more power?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 May 2016
        Replying to @_jordan_bates

        Newton is a classic one. But it's similar with most people who've done great things.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Chris McBride‏ @csmcbride 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        know any books on the topic?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 May 2016
        Replying to @csmcbride

        Biographies of people who've done great things.

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      2. Glade‏ @gladefrancis 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        watching you tube videos?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 May 2016
        Replying to @gladefrancis

        They have learned a lot from Youtube videos actually.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Glade‏ @gladefrancis 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        oh I agree, and playing minecraft, crazy what they've learned. I love this idea though. What about when talents ≠ passions?

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      2. JohnyQi‏ @JohnyQi 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        it really depends, some kids need structure and discipline, while some need freedom and emotional support, not all kids are same.

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 May 2016
        Replying to @JohnyQi

        Yeah, maybe. I'm leery of generalizing. That's why I only talk about what I do rather than prescribing for everyone.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. JohnyQi‏ @JohnyQi 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Usually parents educate according to their own experiences, it's very hard to take yourself out of equation. But that's the key.

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      2. Joscha Bach‏ @Plinz 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        I find if I push they always push back. It seems to be a good idea to encourage autonomy early on

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 23 May 2016
        Replying to @Plinz

        Maybe we should push them to do things we *don't* want them to do. If we did it annoyingly enough...

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Joscha Bach‏ @Plinz 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        Ah this one I started a long while ago. I you like them to lose motivation, give them secondary rewards for it :D

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      2. Yuri Sagalov‏Verified account @yuris 23 May 2016
        Replying to @paulg

        my parents pushed me for piano lessons, but let computer science pull me. I didn’t become a pianist. 🙂

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Andrey  🦃 Petrov‏ @shazow 23 May 2016
        Replying to @yuris @paulg

        Same, I quit piano as early as they'd let me. Took years for me to start liking music again.

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