Making real progress in the real world will also require making mistakes along the way. If you are really interested in becoming better and making real progress, not all your moves will work out, and that is fine.
Mistakes need to be seen as a precursor for progress, if you are not making mistakes, you are not pushing your limits and trying to get better.
There is this saying in Dutch: waar gewerkt wordt, worden fouten gemaakt that translates to “mistakes are made if you’re doing work”.
So, is it ok to make mistake at work? No. And that is the problem.
At the conventional workplace, you are not paid to make mistakes. You are expected to do your job and deliver as promised. This is the challenge many people face, we need that allowance to make mistakes, because that is how we can have enough confidence to explore the unexplored and make progress in fresh areas.
Everyone should have a place where they can run free and make mistakes without fear. This is a needed ingredient for creativity.
P.S.
Maybe I should be thinking of creating a Mistake Workshop where creative teenagers can come and just fool around with stuff, trying to create things through unfamiliar methods. A “crazy place” where mistakes are encouraged! He he!
