Mistakes are at the very base of human thought […] We think our way along by choosing between right and wrong alternatives, and the wrong choices have to be made as frequently as the right ones.
We get along in life this way. We are built to make mistakes, coded for error. We learn, as we say, by “trial and error.” Why do we always say that? Why not “trial and rightness” or “trial and triumph”? The old phrase puts it that way because that is, in real life, the way it is done.”
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3-2-1: Thursday: On The Power Of Attitude, Seeing-Through Things Through Reading, And The Importance Of Making Mistakes
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“The wrong choices have to be made as frequently as the right ones.” - Lewis Thomas
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