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Whether to warn or encourage the next generation

I mentor kids from my old high school and I don't know whether to tell them the truth about how lonely it gets when you're the only one who made it out.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Helping others follow your path requires weighing the value of achievement against its hidden emotional costs.

Ideas that help explain it
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