According to your parents, you can do anything. This sort of over-compensating encouragement presents a number of challenges for adults doing stuff in the world. Sam and Simon discuss this and other things.

Stuff mentioned in this conversation:

• Google’s gay doodle.
• Sherlock.
• Carol S. Dweck.
• Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin.
• NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.
• Benjamin McLane Spock.
• Vladimir Putin.
• Krav Maga.
• Sochi’s hotel disaster.
• Mitchell and Webb’s Football, Football, Football and also Peep Show.
• Zen Pencils.
• Slack: Be less busy.
• 22seven for Android.
• Buzzfeed.

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