The Pugger Sisters' Childhood

Lazlo believed that with deliberate practice and the development of good habits, a child could become a genius in any field. His mantra was a genius is not born, but is educated and trained. Lazlo decided chess would be a suitable field for the experiment; he laid out a plan to raise his children to become chess prodigies. In their world, an obsession with chess was normal. And as we are about to see, whatever habits are normal in your culture or among the most attractive behaviors you'll find may also be seductive pull of social norms.