Comments on: Enjoy Your Mistakes

By: 25 Sharp Cuts of Time Saving Wisdom : Brazen Careerist - A Career Center for Generation Y

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:10:45 +0000

[...] Mistakes do not waste time if you learn from them. – “There may be moments or days of weakness, but you should always come back to learning from your mistakes.” – via Work Happy Now [...]

By: 25 Sharp Cuts of Time Saving Wisdom | Marc and Angel Hack Life

25 Sharp Cuts of Time Saving Wisdom | Marc and Angel Hack Life — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:34:06 +0000

By: Marc and Angel Hack Life

Marc and Angel Hack Life — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:14:55 +0000

Karl, I love your points here. I'll be linking to this post in the near future. Marc and Angel Hack Life's last blog post..40 Positive Effects of a TV Free Week

By: The Work Happy Guy

The Work Happy Guy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:24:41 +0000

Hey Tom, it took me a long time to say “sometimes I’m on and sometimes I’m not, so what, next!” I just couldn’t let my mistakes go. It wasn’t until I began focusing on the present work, getting myself back on track that I knew my thoughts were better used for the task on hand instead of worrying about the past.

Thanks for stopping back!

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:53:07 +0000

Embarrassment is a fascinating emotion because we tend to replay the embarrassing gaffe over and over until time finally makes it too stale to matter. Yet almost all great discoveries come from making mistakes. Karl your idea was sound; only your listening was lacking. I’ve learned to live by this mantra right after a mistake.
First ask, what’s good about it? Then say, sometimes I’m on and sometimes I’m not, so what, next!

By: The Work Happy Guy

The Work Happy Guy — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:59:29 +0000

Hey Kazari, Thanks for stopping back. You made a good point. You can’t be prepared for everything that could go wrong. All you can do is plan well and hope for the best.

By: kazari

kazari — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:38:34 +0000

In my job (database admin and other geeky stuff) every time we change something, we start with a plan to put it back the way it was. every mistake has a process to undo it.
occasionally, things don’t work and we DON’T have a plan – it’s scary! But we all know it could happen to any of us.
by being prepared 80% of the time, we are all in a position to be more forgiving. we also get a lot of practice at fixing problems – real or potential.
Meetings are different i guess – people don’t come with an ‘undo’ button! But I think it’s important in any workplace to promote a culture where it’s ok to make mistakes. And that starts with in your own head and your own work first.