Many of us may have grown up with the idea that making mistakes is a bad thing. When we received a bad grade or things didn’t go as expected, we may have felt distressed as we told our parents about it. We worried about their negative reaction.
The urge to avoid errors goes back to an earlier time when our ancestors could not afford to make a mistake when they hunted for food or came across danger. Miscalculations cost people their lives in the olden days. Their minds were adept at helping them ensure they didn’t make deadly blunders.
In our modern world, we rarely need to be anxious about oversights that could cost us our lives, unless we have a high-risk job such as being a pilot or an operator of intricate machinery.
Errors happen, and they are part of our existence. When we experience a failure, we can learn from it and improve ourselves.
Some people may say that they cannot afford defeat. They feel anxious, embarrassed, or ashamed. They may conclude that if they make mistakes, others will not respect or accept them.
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