On Fri, 2013-08-23 at 23:23 +0530, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > Privileged kids don't usually face serious hardship that shatters > their confidence until their start-up fails, their marriage tanks or > their addictive habits get the better of them.
While I agree with the general point you make about self help books, the above assertion is inaccurate to the extent that privileged kids have far faaar many more opportunities to have their confidence shattered than those three reasons. It's just that parents of privileged kids can provide the buffer required in terms of money and time to help their kids recover. shiv
