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# Children learn the household's theory of attention...
> Children learn the household's theory of attention by watching what adults reach for when they are bored, afraid, tired, or together. A culture of making begins when the default question changes from “What can we consume?” to “What can we create, study, repair, or share?”
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“Children learn the household's theory of attention by watching what adults reach for when they are bored, afraid, tired, or together. A culture of making begins when the default question changes from “What can we consume?” to “What can we create, study, repair, or share?””
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-children-learn-households-study-repair-share
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