5 Tools Your Teen Needs to Thrive in a Rapidly Changing World

High schoolers today are told a simple story: Work hard. Get good grades. Get into a good university. Graduate. Land a job.

The idea of a unicorn company—a startup worth over a billion dollars—has become a common benchmark for success in business.

Every day, millions of people wake up, commute to work, clock in, and do what's expected of them. They follow a path laid out for them—get good grades, go to a good university, secure a stable job, and work until retirement.

Most ambitious people pride themselves on productivity. To-do lists, time blocks, color-coded calendars—everything optimized for output.

Every four years, the world watches the Olympics—an awe-inspiring display of human potential. But behind the gold medals and record-breaking performances is a system designed to produce excellence.

For generations, education has followed a structured formula: students are placed in classrooms, given predefined lessons, and evaluated based on standardized assessments.