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[–] vivendi@programming.dev 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Teach him to fail. Those kids are afraid of failing because somewhere in life someone traumatized them so they don't like to ever fail at anything.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago

I'm his uncle. Of course he's familiar with failure!

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

*teach him to grow from failure

[–] vivendi@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

In order to grow from failure one must learn to fail

That first lesson was so hard to learn