Are Mistakes A Bad Thing?

I stumbled upon that logo today ....and it was actually the third click in a row that where I saw the word "mistake."

Last night Corey asked me a great question.  "What a mantra that you often say to motivate yourself?"  I've always said, "Mistakes are our best teachers."  Many times people become mistake phobic and a mistake becomes a point of shame.  That's too bad because "mistakes" offer us a chance for reflection and improvement.

Then the last place I saw the word was on Root.Net, in the "About" section where it explains their values. Here it is: Failure Friendly - Failure is a phase of success. Always make new mistakes.

By the way, Root Vaults is a new Attention Trust approved service. (See here)  I opened a vault and it isn't a mistake.   What I like about it is offers some of the features for analysis of your data.   This feature enables you to do what is also stated as one of Roots values: Be secure in the value of data. Data tells stories; listen and share them with others. 

 

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Comments

[Marshall Kirkpatrick]

I think it's a mistake that all these attention trust projects require the use of Firefox. It bums me out.