@drbeckyatgoodinside: Earlier this year at the World Economic Forum I heard this line multiple times: “AI will take away menial tasks so humans can connect and be creative.” People nodded. But I can’t stop thinking about how linear that assumption is, as if human connection and creativity are guaranteed outputs - like they just happen once we clear the schedule. Here’s how I see it: connection and creativity aren’t just “what’s left over” when we get more efficient. They’re skills we build over time through real-life experience: handling frustration, sitting with hard feelings, trying again when things don’t work right away, being bored, working through conflict, repairing after mistakes, and learning how to be with people who won’t always understand us perfectly. I recently shared more about my thoughts on AI and child development and I also shared I’m not anti-tech, anti-progress, or anti-productivity. I happen to love all those things. It’s just that I am also pro-childhood, and I’m pro-human development. If we build a world that requires less and less from children emotionally, the result will be less human connection, less creativity, and a whole host of other problems too. We have to figure out a way to preserve some of the friction in children’s lives, not erase it.

Dr. Becky | Psychologist

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