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inotparanoid t1_j3lvf2y wrote

I know this is supposed to be helpful, but it is wrong to say you learn from mistakes.

You can and will keep committing the same ones unless you analyse the mistake and reflect on a solution. This process is hard.

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inowar t1_j3m5dam wrote

this is so true it hurts my soul. there are plenty of people at my job who make mistakes; I explain to them what was wrong, why it was wrong, and how to do it right. they make the same mistake over and over again. it's not even hard.

the thing is, you make mistakes in practice, and practice means you focus on and improve upon those mistakes. the meme is conflating the two.

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