Mistakes are merely hiccups
I stopped calling errors “mistakes;” I call them hiccups instead.
It’s kinder. It’s usually truer.
No one likes to hear, “you made a mistake.” It’s judgy. Try, “I noticed a hiccup,” and people will relax and be open to resolving them. Better Health says hiccups are involuntary. I believe most mistakes are, too.
None of us are curing cancer (unless you are, and that’s super amazing!), and unless the error will hurt someone, it’s best to think of mistakes as a momentary hiccup in an otherwise smooth day.
Just take a drink, fix the error, and go on being amazing. (If you ever see an error on this site, PLEASE send a note so I can fix my hiccup!)
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