The Toddler Mindset: Decision-Making Without Constraints(vinaygaba.me)
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The Toddler Mindset: Decision-Making Without Constraints
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I recently wrote about something I call "Toddler Mindset"—a way of approaching decisions by asking what’s possible instead of what’s allowed.
It’s a mental shift I'm forcing myself to learn after watching my daughter have zero regard for rules that we as adults invent for ourselves.
It's utility extends beyond just engineering systems and is even more applicable in how I'm trying to think about life in general.
I'm new to expressing my non-programming related thoughts on the internet so....be kind
It’s a mental shift I'm forcing myself to learn after watching my daughter have zero regard for rules that we as adults invent for ourselves.
It's utility extends beyond just engineering systems and is even more applicable in how I'm trying to think about life in general.
I'm new to expressing my non-programming related thoughts on the internet so....be kind
So while it's great to unburden yourself from conventional ways of thinking about solutions taking the toddler mindset means you remain ignorant of the consequences as well. This often leads toddlers into some very bad paths because curiosity says fire is pretty. Wanting the shiny object at the top shelf can lead to the shelf toppling over and self-injury or death.