Having just made the trek through the park with my son on the way to school, some more things popped into my head.

  • When with someone junior to you, you need to factor in some extra time for the task. And that factor will likely be wrong. (We were 5 minutes late for school.)
  • You will inevitably go deeper on a problem than someone junior. My footsteps go down to the ground; Remy’s only through the fresh snow and onto the crusty layer beneath
  • The periodic easy stretches (cleared sidewalks) let you recharge for the rough patches (the uncleared sidewalks)
  • You need to sloooow down and take smaller steps.
  • Let people fail, then assist them to get pack on track. It is far easier for Remy to walk in the trail I was making, but he kept wandering around into the deep snow until tired. I pointed out that it would be easier to follow my path which is how he (eventually) got the through the park. (of course, he could then walk right behind me and pelt me with snowballs, but…)