On compassion and curiosity when someone makes a mistake

The ideal response to a mistake, according to an article in Psychology Today, is compassion and curiosity. The not-so-ideal response? Well, anger, of course—not that I needed an article to tell me that. What delighted me about this article, though, was that it made me reflect on my own recent mistakes and I realized that … Continue reading On compassion and curiosity when someone makes a mistake →

On considering the stakes

I wrote a post the other week reflecting on how there are different types of mistakes. Originally, this post was just an addendum to that one, until I realized I had a lot more to say about “stakes” than I thought. I completed that original post with a discussion of “high-stakes mistakes”—the mistakes you can’t … Continue reading On considering the stakes →

On making sloppy mistakes

I made a mistake the other day. Like everyone, I make mistakes all the time—it’s part of being human. Most of these mistakes are not a big deal. (In fact, I catch many mistakes—though not all of them!—before anyone else does.) But some mistakes are a big deal. Some mistakes have a lifespan to them. … Continue reading On making sloppy mistakes →