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The Price of Discipline

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David shares how discipline can lead to unhappiness and stifle learning for both children and adults. Read now.

“I hate tennis.” This is the opening message of Andre Agassi’s biography, Open . Agassi was the son of a tyrannical father who cared for little beyond creating a tennis champion out of his little boy. Steered by his father’s heavy hand, and often against his will, Agassi rose to be the number one player in the world. To others, the top was an unachievable dream. To Agassi, it was a toxic ball of fire. The fame, the ridicule, and the decades of living a life he despised caught up to Agassi. His anger became resentment, his resentment became rage, and his rage descended into a decision to dump c

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