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Matthew McDowell-Sweet
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Question: is parenthood so transformative because it reliably evokes a true and deep awe? An awe that may have been slumbering for years/decades, or only ever emerged momentarily since childhood.
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Tom Beck
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It’s transformative because it’s a “full-human” problem: it requires active, continual use of the entire human capabilities stack. Which makes sense: this is what we were evolved to do. Parenting maxes you out with no slack or leverage. Other efforts only require a sliver of our capabilities by comparison.
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Matthew McDowell-Sweet
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Interesting! Does the full-humanness taper off or change in character over time as a little one grows less little? And does it cause a change in perspective or action re: the other things which definitely do not max one out?
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Tom Beck
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I don't think so... but I'll let you know as my little one grows! haha But I've heard from multiple parents that it actually gets harder when your kids are adults. So I don't think it changes. Because this is what's unique about parenting: it's a project that once you start, remains for the rest of your life (almost nothing else is like that, even things we attach to our identity like jobs).
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