Why can't practice and coaching prevent us from making mistakes?
1. Because we are influenced by how we last felt when we did something.
When we refer to our memories for guidance, there is a good chance that we will be misguided because we don't actually remember the entire experience of something, we remember only how it felt in the end.
2.Advice we get is actually bad advice that has been transmitted through time.
So what do we do about it?
Instead of remembering our past experience, we use other people as surrogates for our future selves (because there is a great chance other people have experienced the state we are trying to be in).. Just don't let ego get in the way..
From Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Not at all, In the No.1 reason,the person can succeed, because he/she already knew the process, he will be more cautious in all the decisions he/she made. The only cause to being hostile from the past mistakes is when you are not resolved. Well, that is what life is all about. We have our successes and we have our failures/mistakes. What counts is how everything balances out in the end. What is most important is winning from our past exerience.
ReplyDeleteIn the No.2, the manner of seeking advice is like gathering informations to come to a definite or earnest decision about. And it's up to you to weigh each advices. Still you are responsible to the results of your actions taken for that positions... I think those people who succeed are those who tried many times and who are not feared of being wronged...
Thanks Ms. Beth for your comment.
ReplyDeleteI agree that past experiences provide us learnings and as you said, make us more cautious in our future decisions.
The point of the post however is there is a "good chance" that we can be misguided if we rely on our experience or memory of an experience because our mind already has a subjective bias (re that experience)..
Hope this clarifies..
thanks for clarification.
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