No one likes to make mistakes, especially when you make a mistake at work and someone catches you, it's natural to feel ashamed, embarrassed, frustrated, overwhelmed, and that's a normal reaction. Especially in the traditional social context, mistakes are often associated with negative evaluations such as stupidity, ignorance, carelessness, and poor ability. This makes us unconsciously avoid making mistakes, and try to cover up and evade them.
The reality is that no matter how careful we are, we cannot avoid making mistakes. Even if you are a genius or a master, you will make all kinds of problems when you move forward. It’s just that there are big mistakes and small mistakes. Some are active trial and error, and some are unintentional. It's just a mistake.
Since making mistakes is an inevitable part of our study and work, how to deal with it correctly is very critical.
First of all, we must do a good job of emotional management. Many people will subconsciously deny after making mistakes, "I am right", "This is impossible"; or try to cover up, "Don't let others know, especially the leader"; or try to shirk , "It's all so-and-so's fault", "It's all so-and-so's failure to do a good job"; or fall into deep self-blame, "I'm too bad to make such a mistake." These are what we have to overcome. We need to change our thinking mode and establish a new cognition for ourselves: making mistakes is normal, and there is no shame in making mistakes. On the contrary, making mistakes is an opportunity to acquire new knowledge and skills. is an opportunity to grow. This shift in thinking is fundamental and will make us less ashamed to talk about our mistakes and more open to them. For example, many technical people are willing to share the pitfalls they have stepped on, which is the best embodiment of this kind of thinking.
Secondly, in terms of behavior, although it is normal to make mistakes, it cannot become a habit. If you keep stepping into the same pit, you will go to another extreme. When you make a mistake, remember to ask yourself why: "Why did I make this mistake? What can I learn from it? How can I avoid making similar mistakes next time." Then put your reflection into practice and strive not to make the same mistake again. wrong.
The third is to avoid irreparable mistakes as much as possible.