This Is Your Life (and How You Tell It) - New York Times

This Is Your Life (and How You Tell It) - New York Times: YouTube routines notwithstanding, most people do not begin to see themselves in the midst of a tale with a beginning, middle and eventual end until they are teenagers. “Younger kids see themselves in terms of broad, stable traits: ‘I like baseball but not soccer,’ ” said Kate McLean, a psychologist at the University of Toronto in Mississauga. “This meaning-making capability — to talk about growth, to explain what something says about who I am — develops across adolescence.”

Confident Spurs Show Jazz What It Is Missing - New York Times

Confident Spurs Show Jazz What It Is Missing - New York Times: "%u201CThat%u2019s what you are looking to see from players,%u201D Sloan said. %u201CWe know we are playing against one of the great, great teams, and you find out who you are. You don%u2019t find out anything about yourself if you don%u2019t compete.%u201D"