It’s been a while since I wrote a non-technical post, so I thought I would share a situation that happened to me earlier this week and how I dealt with it. At the risk of coming across as a complete moron to whomever reads this, when many would simply never mention it again, I am a believer that sharing things helps others. The gist of this post is not about the mistake itself but how to own up to them, or more specifically, how I own up to them.
There are many articles about how social media makes it seem like everyone around you is doing great, the sky is always blue and the sun is always shining and how that tricks people into believing your own life is somehow abnormal or inferior. The same goes with reading or hearing about the work of people successful in their given field, you’d often think “Wow, they’re perfect, I’ll bet they never make mistakes!”. I am fortunate not to have much to complain about, but I do share both good and bad things for just that reason – to show I’m human, and to be human is to be imperfect. I make mistakes. We all make mistakes. I have learned from other people sharing their rough moments and perhaps someone will learn something from mine.
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