From Myers Barnes

My father advised me to pick my friends, champions, and role models carefully. The people you spend your time with, he said, will determine the type of person you become.

This is the nature versus nurture argument that divides so many behavioral scientists, parents, and educators. I believe that nurture has tremendous impact.

Let’s look at the koi fish. A two-inch carp can be placed in a fishbowl with just the right water, temperature, and food. At the end of the year (if it lives that long), the koi fish will still be two inches long. With luck, the koi has a lifespan of a couple of years in this little bowl.

Put that same fish into a larger pond and, one year later, it will likely have grown to a foot in length. In fact, the koi can reach about 40 inches when living in a spacious environment. And the lifespan also increases to 60 years or more!

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