Self-Reliance and the Confidence in Trusting Your Inner Wisdom | Mark Matousek
The Daily Stoic
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We unlearn Childhood Qualities
Childhood qualities such as curiosity, resilience, and fearlessness of failure are often idolized by individuals like Buckminster Fuller as essential for genius. Fuller believed that everyone is born a genius, but societal influences and education degeniuses people by suppressing these inherent qualities. The fear of one's own power and the pressure to conform lead to the unlearning of these valuable childhood traits, hindering personal growth and innovation.
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