After Uni

Why It’s Important To Learn From Your Mistakes And Not Repeat Them

Mistakes are all part of life, and being able to learn from your mistakes is so important. They may seem frustrating and pointless at the time, but in hindsight, this is exactly how we learn to avoid repeating said mistakes. The most significant life lessons we will ever learn will be from the bad decisions we make. Time and experience are excellent teachers when you actually learn a lesson from your poor decisions. Experience comes from our way of living, understanding and the adjustments we make. It also comes from suffering, pain and the ordeals we are faced with.

Wanting Nothing More Than To Disappear

Any individual will be able to effortlessly recall a time when they hid their face in absolute shame when they made a mistake in public, in the vicinity of other people who may judge them. What counts is your ability to observe yourself, make sure that you are accurate in condemning yourself!- then remember to avoid any repetition of the situation. Learn from your mistakes! It will make you so much stronger!

Accountability

We need to learn from our mistakes so that we do not run the risk of repeating them. We must develop the wisdom and sense to make good decisions and choices. Good judgment will only develop if you truly learn from your mistakes. Unfortunately, for many people, it takes a few repeats of the same mistake to learn the lesson. Just keep in mind that you are- very much human.

Good or bad, experiences are what help us learn lessons and form a better sense of judgment. Bad judgment seems to stick with us longer as a lesson learned because we really do not want to keep repeating it. Wisdom is the knowledge you can gain from making mistakes. A quick quote from the one and only Albert Einstein proves our point exactly:

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

Being Realistic

You can only learn from the error of your ways if you recognize the fact that you f*cked up. Too many people remain in denial and place the blame on others. The minute you take responsibility for yourself is when the learning process will begin. When you admit your mistakes, you quicken your learning development.

Everything we are exposed to in life presents us with another valuable lesson. Not only can you learn from your own experiences, but also the experiences of the people you surround yourself with. Sometimes these can serve as the most meaningful lessons since it allows you to observe behaviors from an objective standpoint.

The Art Of Not Repeating

A super important lesson to learn from your mistakes! Growth starts as soon as you recognize your mistake and how to prevent it from happening again. Everyone makes mistakes in life, this is normal, but how you learn from them is how you develop your judgment. The only way to prevent making a mistake a second time is to learn. If you don’t, you will be making that same error again and again until you are forced to learn.

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Some mistakes can be lethal, some can cost you money or friends, and some are inconsequential and could be ignored. Regardless of what type of error you made, it needs to be acknowledged and analyzed to prevent it from occurring again.

The lessons lie in the way we interpret our errors. If you keep repeating the same patterns, how can you ever expect your results to differ? It is much more beneficial to face the mistake than to escape from it because it will never be solved by itself. Looking at mistakes and working toward understanding them will promote progress and insight. It is normal to feel shameful about an error you have made, but you cannot hide in denial. If you do that, your progress will only be hindered.

It’s okay to learn from your mistakes! It makes you a better person!

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

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Haley Targett

Writer. Current student at Manchester Metropolitan University. Major interest in all things literary, poetic & stylish. Instagram: @hearts_residue

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