Learning from your mistakes

June 8, 2009 1:25pm CST
is the definition of intelligence, at least so i am told. But you would be amazed how many people dont learn from their mistakes, they keep making the same mistakes, doing the same things and hoping for a different outcome. I think we have all been guilty of it at some point. Do you learn from your mistakes the first time?
4 responses
@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
8 Jun 09
I definitely do learn from my mistakes, and I really try hard not to make the same mistakes twice, as I've learned from them. I'm not the type of person, who likes people, who don't learn from their mistakes. This is why I really try my best to learn from them and not to make my mistakes twice.
@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
16 Jun 09
Yes, there are times, when it is difficult to learn from your mistakes, but I think that we all need to try and learn from them, as best as we can, no matter how difficult our mistakes may be.
8 Jun 09
sometimes it is hard isn't it?
@smileonstar (4007)
• United States
8 Jun 09
I mostly learn from my mistake but sometimes I just can't learn at all and can't understand why. for example, I work at a coffee shop that require to deal with a lot of customers, especially regular customers. I have many regular customers that I know what they want and what they need each day and who i can trust. One day, one of my regular customer told me that he forget his wallet and want to owe me for today breakfast, I did his favor. He also mention to pay me tomorrow. after tomorrow, I still didn't see him come and then it turned out to a week and months. he still not showing up again. but not long ago, I did that again and they are gone again. I just want to ask them why?lolz... and it didn't really cost that much, only $5 or $6. This one, I can't learn to say NO to them. but other mistake I usually learn.
8 Jun 09
thats not the point how much it cost, the point is they lied and stole! how awful!
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
29 Sep 09
Hey, Yes I also learn from my mistakes that I have made in the past. But the funny thing is, I have repeated the same mistake in my life about 3 times already, I just hope that I will never do it again, or I will lose even more money. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
@cconrad (30)
• United States
8 Jun 09
I definitely do not. I am an impulse spender and I still do it and regret buying things so quickly. Also when it comes to love, I make the same mistakes. There's exceptions to everything, and almost anything I've considered a "mistake I've made multiple times" has had some positive outcome at least once. It's more like gambling, in that sense.
8 Jun 09
It's good that you realise!