Folks,

How can you tell if someone is interested in or committed to an idea? 

When my eldest wrote down “I’m going to save £60” at the start of the year, I bit my tongue. Three months later, I stopped myself from using it against her, holding back the question:  “What’s happened to you saving £60?” Instead, I talked to her about the evolution of ideas – iteration, to you and me.  

What struck me in this process with my kids was the importance of encouraging them not only to voice their ideas but to find a way to hold themselves to those ideas to discover a better way forward.

I want my kids to make bold assertions. I also want my kids not to walk around thinking they are “crap” because their initial idea withered and died. Daring to dream starts with caring to ask: How are you getting on?

Margaret Heffernan is fascinated by productivity, and at a time when we are pushing our kids to be productive with their time, it’s perhaps fitting to realise that “No idea is born fully formed.” 

In the gap between curious and committed lies a question:

What would have to be true for you to commit fully to this process?

Have a great week, 

Simon

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