As a recovering perfectionist, I have also struggled with making mistakes. But as I get older, I see their value and even the beauty in the learning process of the soul by experiencing them.
Absolutely! I also find myself thinking ‘well how could I have known that/gotten that right?’ It’s not easy, but there is more value to accepting our imperfection, finding value in our mistakes, and accepting that we can’t know everything without a chance to learn first.
Excellent read! I struggled with this with Ukrainian for a while. I put myself under high pressure to speak and write English in as beautiful and precise of a manner as possible, and I realized I was trying to accomplish the same thing at A1. I then enrolled in longer classes and started writing poetry and it has helped quite a bit. Recently tested at B2, but I think it’s more like B1
Yes! This is why I think a lot of people struggle to read or watch/listen to things at an early level. We expect to be able to do them the same way we do in our native languages. But when we accept that it is a process and find ways to enjoy where we're at in that process it gets a lot easier to enjoy learning and actually improve.
Great article Briana, even as I am in my 60s I am still very competitive with myself. But, you’re right, you learn more from mistakes than being correct. Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Bill! And yes, it can be hard to be competitive with even ourselves, that is something I'm still working on. In my experience, those emotions are rarely helpful. If we're finding that we're not able to do more or improve more quickly, there is likely a reason for that. When we take time to accept and understand our limitations, we're able to work within them and make progress despite them.
Making mistakes is one of the most challenging parts of life but the most necessary ❤️🩹 I love your ability to see everything as an opportunity to learn and turn it into a beautiful article 😊
As a recovering perfectionist, I have also struggled with making mistakes. But as I get older, I see their value and even the beauty in the learning process of the soul by experiencing them.
Absolutely! I also find myself thinking ‘well how could I have known that/gotten that right?’ It’s not easy, but there is more value to accepting our imperfection, finding value in our mistakes, and accepting that we can’t know everything without a chance to learn first.
Excellent read! I struggled with this with Ukrainian for a while. I put myself under high pressure to speak and write English in as beautiful and precise of a manner as possible, and I realized I was trying to accomplish the same thing at A1. I then enrolled in longer classes and started writing poetry and it has helped quite a bit. Recently tested at B2, but I think it’s more like B1
Yes! This is why I think a lot of people struggle to read or watch/listen to things at an early level. We expect to be able to do them the same way we do in our native languages. But when we accept that it is a process and find ways to enjoy where we're at in that process it gets a lot easier to enjoy learning and actually improve.
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Great article Briana, even as I am in my 60s I am still very competitive with myself. But, you’re right, you learn more from mistakes than being correct. Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Bill! And yes, it can be hard to be competitive with even ourselves, that is something I'm still working on. In my experience, those emotions are rarely helpful. If we're finding that we're not able to do more or improve more quickly, there is likely a reason for that. When we take time to accept and understand our limitations, we're able to work within them and make progress despite them.
Making mistakes is one of the most challenging parts of life but the most necessary ❤️🩹 I love your ability to see everything as an opportunity to learn and turn it into a beautiful article 😊
Go raibh míle maith agat, a chara. 🤍