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A mad scientist stands before you, wearing a white lab coat and holding a glass beaker. Inside the beaker, a green liquid bubbles and foams.
“This is a magic potion,” says the mad scientist. “If you drink it, your behaviors and attitudes will change in such a way as to make you amazingly successful and happy.” 

Ask any child what he wants to be when he grows up, and he’ll give you an answer from the heart. The child’s answer may be silly, unreasonable, or hopelessly cliché; it will certainly be ill informed, with little hope of realization.  But the answer will be serious to the child, and he’ll expect you to take […]