"The same research clearly indicates that overdosing on extracurriculars is pretty rare. These days, the average American teenager reports spending more than three hours a day watching television and playing video games. Additional time is drained away checking social media feeds, texting friends links to cat videos, and tracking the [[Kardashians]] as they figure out which outfit to wear—**which makes it hard to argue that time can’t be spared for the chess club or the school play, or just about any other structured, skill-focused, adult-guided activity**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[habits]], [[routines]], [[hobbies]], [[parenting]] **Source** -- [[20241030 - B - Grit]]