Parenting: Who Is It Really For AND Actions, Not Words, Reveal Our Real Values by Derek Sivers on Mindfulness

Derek Sivers describes three parenting practices he used with his son from birth—cultivating a long attention span, entering his world, and broadening his inputs—and realizes each one served his own growth as much as the child's. In the second essay, a coach tells him that claiming something matters is meaningless; only how you spend your time and energy reveals what you truly value.