An End to The Plan-ic

Mary Westervelt 9/24/206:36 PM

Adults love to fight feelings of chaos with elaborate, color-coded plans. So in this article, Ready4K director of product Maya Sussman invites you to ask "is this helping me succeed, or am I plannicking?"

Maya shares her own journey, and how neighborhood kids are teaching her to embrace their give-it-a-try approach to learning and growing.

I almost didn’t see the little girl on her Strider, sliding down the hill. I was so focused on my plan for getting up this steep hill, dodging kids just wasn’t on my radar. Thankfully, while I was panicking, she gave herself another scoot, propelling her bike in a new direction. And as she turned, I caught a glimpse of her face. Her joy was unmistakable.

As I caught my breath, and waited for my heart to restart, I reflected on the scene around me. And how it was NOT what I had planned for....

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