DISQUS

I recently read a guide to creating computer games (yes, that's what I do during my free time ^_^). The first step to creating a game wasn't coming up with one "good idea." It was to brainstorm a bunch of random, not so good ideas and then do research on only a select few (e.g., come up with 100 ideas and then only keep 3).

The guide only spent a few pages on the topic of ideas before moving on to character development, plot, etc. I've concluded that it's not necessarily coming up with a good idea that's important, but how well the idea is implemented. Also, many of the most successful entrepreneurs didn't make it big the first time; they tried several different things and finally succeeded with one. Of course, it all takes money and risk...

My parents sent me to religious day care and school from when I was 3 till when I was 13 because they thought public institutions were full of violence and didn't pay enough attention to kids. I didn't enter the public school system until high school. During that time, I attended about 5 different institutions (not all the same religion).

So, from personal experience, I would say that what I learned in school didn't have any impact on my way of thinking until about 7th grade. Ironically, it wasn't until I was in (public) high school that I started giving serious consideration to religion, and the people I met during college had the most influence on my personal beliefs.

You should keep on sending your kid to that day care place. He'll probably get more attention there and thus be a happier kid, regardless of what he's exposed to.

"I think the main point to be made about foolish choices is that you learn from them." -SAVNIGDIVA

It's difficult to learn from foolish choices if we never take the time to sit down and reflect back on them. As someone who usually thinks she's doing the right thing at the time, it takes me a while to realize when I've done something foolish. Making a list like Steve did really helps.

As for finances, I'm stuck with a huge student loan, so I'll be paying that off for the next several years. I'm still trying to decide whether the extra schooling is worth it.