我们需要在有挑战的环境中工作（因为挑战是好事），但我们也要创造出能让我们茁壮成长的空间。

We need to work in environments that challenge us (because challenge is good), but we also need to create space that allows us to thrive.

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不过统计学数据还是有用处的，比如它让我们知道，有些国家（如日本、芬兰，见表）无须“重点培养尖子生”，孩子们也照样茁壮成长。

For what it's worth, the data suggest that some countries—like Japan and Finland, see table—can eschew selection and still thrive.

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