Comments on: Quote of the Week – Topic: Human Nature http://www.leahsaylorabney.com/2009/04/20/quote-of-the-week-topic-human-nature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quote-of-the-week-topic-human-nature ~ Musings from the Fantastical Reality of Leah's Mind ~ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:50:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Celebrate Your Mistakes by Carolyn Ellis « Unleash the Flying Monkeys! http://www.leahsaylorabney.com/2009/04/20/quote-of-the-week-topic-human-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Celebrate Your Mistakes by Carolyn Ellis « Unleash the Flying Monkeys! Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:49:33 +0000 http://unleashtheflyingmonkeys.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-28 [...] touched on this topic in Quote of the Week: Topic – Human Nature so reading Carolyn’s 12/31 article makes me jump up and down with excitement and [...] [...] touched on this topic in Quote of the Week: Topic – Human Nature so reading Carolyn’s 12/31 article makes me jump up and down with excitement and [...]

]]> By: Margaret http://www.leahsaylorabney.com/2009/04/20/quote-of-the-week-topic-human-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Margaret Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:17:47 +0000 http://unleashtheflyingmonkeys.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-27 There's one other factor in the mistake/blame game, and that's peer pressure. I remember at one of my jobs that I'd developed such a reputation for perfection (not deliberately) that I secretly longed to screw up big enough to shatter their delusions and all me to be back in the realm of fallible humans. That said, I also did my darndest to make sure it never happened. I enjoy learning from mistakes, but I hate public ones. I hate having people see me stumble. So I guess another aspect there is the predator/prey one. Not wanting to appear weak. Which goes back to your question about why don't we accept them as learning opportunities. It would require major social change to do so, but I think it would be worth the effort :). There’s one other factor in the mistake/blame game, and that’s peer pressure. I remember at one of my jobs that I’d developed such a reputation for perfection (not deliberately) that I secretly longed to screw up big enough to shatter their delusions and all me to be back in the realm of fallible humans. That said, I also did my darndest to make sure it never happened.

I enjoy learning from mistakes, but I hate public ones. I hate having people see me stumble. So I guess another aspect there is the predator/prey one. Not wanting to appear weak.

Which goes back to your question about why don’t we accept them as learning opportunities. It would require major social change to do so, but I think it would be worth the effort :).

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