The Longest Study Every Conducted Finds Children Who Did Chores Become The Most Successful

October 21, 2016

The longest study of humans ever conducted, the 75 years long Harvard Grant Study, found that professional success in life comes from having done chores as a kid.

This is a TED Talk by Julie Lythcott-Haims called "How to Raise Successful Kids -- Without Over-Parenting." With passion and wry humor, the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford makes the case for parents to stop defining their children's success via grades and test scores. Instead, she says, they should focus on providing the oldest idea of all: unconditional love.