| From our first moments of consciousness up through childhood, the things we think we might be able to do with our lives broaden and broaden. And then, at some point around adolescence, they start to narrow. Our imaginations shrink, our obligations grow, we charge ahead on certain roads and avoid the ones less traveled. Eleven is wonderful. You’re aware of the world and its limitations, but if you’re lucky your imagination hasn’t been crimped yet. Really, maybe, you can do anything. | |
| — Nicholas Thompson | |
| From his editorial: “An Awesome Question“ | |
| Appearing in: Wired Magazine; dtd: Apr 2020 | |
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March 27, 2021 by kmabarrett
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Kevin Barrett's Blog 
funny, i was just thinking along similar lines recently. how there comes a point in your life where you have to make one of the biggest decisions you ever have to make… what to study… in your early teens, that’s a massive responsibility. and we often get it wrong… it’s rare that 13/14 year old kids know what career path they want to take. some are misguided. some blighted with lack of support and opportunity. it’s crazy. this is a lovely piece of writing. sometimes i wish i was 11 again.
Hi,
Thanks for leaving a comment!
I don’t know if you were able to read the original article or not. “Wired” has a paywall which sometimes stops folks from reading their articles. At any rate, the author was driving his sons (somewhere) while they were discussing climate change. The son said he would need to have a certain education in order to invent the right thing to save the planet. The dad was surprised by his son’s optimism – thinking he (personally) would be able to save humanity – and by his son’s analysis – this is what I have to know how to do in order to contribute to saving the world. If you can’t find the article online, you should be able to find it in the back issues of Wired at your local library.
Again, thanks for visiting my blog and taking the time to leave a comment.
Kevin