The Perils of Passion

“We have come to believe that only those who have passion find fulfillment and success professionally. It’s as if passion is life’s magic pixie dust.”

In her essay in The New York Times Motherlode , “Our Push for ‘Passion’ and Why it Harms Our Kids, Lisa writes about the insidious nature of our children’s and teenager’s passion-pursuit, especially in the buildup to college admissions. The follow is an excerpt:

Our Push for ‘Passion’ and Why it Harms our Children

Standing on the sidelines of...