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Re:Many Japanese children refuse to go to school by growlist on Monday December 23, 2019 @05:42AM (#21862785)
> the ability to sit down and concentrate at a mentally taxing boring task for uncertain reward

If anything I'd say school hindered me in this regard! I think I learnt dogged persistence through playing videogames.

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Re:Many Japanese children refuse to go to school by a-saleh on Monday December 23, 2019 @11:02AM (#21864489)
How did it hinder? Peergroup? Teachers?

I have to admit, that I did mention my mum on purpose, for first two years she literally sat by my side to help me concentrate.

Videogames either reqiured too good reaction time for me, or were too entertaining to need dogged persistence on my part :)

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