The impulse of parents to 'snowplow' difficulties for their children (clearing the road, making things easy) is natural but interferes with developing the resilience and self-esteem that comes from overcoming challenges.

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Speaker

Shane Parrish

Evidence Quote

my first gut instinct is to like jump in to save them to make things easy for them and I would imagine that a lot of people are like that yeah snowplowing just you know clearing the road

Source

Jerry Colonna: How to Reboot YourselfThe Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:40:37 AM

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