buybuydandavis comments on Singlethink - Less Wrong

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 29 October 2011 05:46:19AM *  2 points [-]

The first little heuristic trick toward mental health. It seems to me that children actually used to be taught such things, and weren't left to bring themselves up like wolf boys.

For some reason, this article had my mind wandering to "My Favorite Things". Turns out, there was a reason. Think Julie Andrews, and sing along:

When the dog bites, when the bee stings When I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feeel so bad!

Weren't children's stories full of such things, once upon a time? Every story had some lesson to be learned. I don't have kids, but my impression is that every story these days aims at imparting a proper attitude, not a useful skill.