About this quote

Most adults pile rules, schedules and shoulds on top of the small, curious person they once were. That pruning of wonder pushes neat answers ahead of new questions. When did you last let yourself play for real? Try this: set a ten-minute timer and do something without a goal or ask a child how they'd solve the problem you're stuck on. Small moves like that change what you choose tomorrow.

When to use it

• At a product design workshop (work): Forget the roadmap for five minutes and ask, what would a kid make with these parts?
• At bedtime with your child (family): Tell me how you built that spaceship, then try building one together tomorrow.
• During soccer practice (sport): Stop overthinking the kick and try a silly, loose run for five minutes; see what feels natural.
• While studying a tough topic (study): Ask the simplest, even 'dumb' question a child would ask and write the answer in one short sentence.