Be Childish. Seriously.

Unlock the power of your inner child: discover how maintaining playfulness and curiosity fuels personal growth, without sacrificing responsibility or maturity.

Mallentino ‎
November 09, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Don’t kill your inner child to prove you’ve grown. That child is why you’re growing in the first place.

Let’s talk about youth. Not the skincare routine kind. The internal kind.

I’ve been around a lot of people older than me lately — 30s, 40s, 50s, even 60s. And the thing they all have in common?

I do it for him

They still know how to play.

Not in an immature way. Not in an “ignore your responsibilities” way. But in a light way. A way that says: “I haven’t forgotten who I used to be.”

That’s something a lot of us lose in the pursuit of growth.

But that playful, curious, carefree part of you? That’s your fuel.

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