Failure
Many great strides stop shortly
after. Even so, many attempts have to be made to make such strides. Great
achievements spur from failure and some failures move on to make greater achievements
than originally planned. With the knowledge we’ve gained throughout our days,
we create such failures and successes. None of which are created without
effort. To encourage any kind of effort, teachers of all and every caliber should
encourage and insist that not trying is worse than failure.
Even though one has to feel the sting of failure, that sting will fade and b replaced by a sense of satisfaction via contentment. As time moves on the pain will or sting from our initial failure lessens to a point of near nonexistence. According to a 2012 neurological study at UCLA, it was determined that positive reactions to stimuli last longer than negative reactions. Many failures can be tested by the Greater Good Theory- if a negative risk (i.e. the failure) must be taken so that a greater positive outcome (i.e. knowledge, experience, contentment) that it is worth it. The pain ill subside.
Though failure with minimal consequences can be seen as untrue failures, there are still negative results. Since failures with minimal consequences can be seen as simple or easy to put off they can be chosen as optional. As a result the work from these minimal consequence failures increases gradually. Seeing these as minimal consequences can transfer to other activities, if this is small stuff then it is all small stuff, if you will. Someone, unknowingly, can lower the expectations of the repercussions for their actions.
While some struggle with learning from the mistakes a learning curve is always present. I have burned myself cooking a number of times but I’ve become gradually more careful. Humans, in general, have a tendency to seek relationships with the same type of people that end horribly without noticing the similarities or connections. When doctors tell their patients to make changes, even though they may wait too long to make the, they will eventually be made.
Every great accomplishment has been spurred by or from Einstein’s definition of insanity. He described it as performing the same experiment or situation and expecting a different result. By trying repeatedly and failing repeatedly, we grow stronger, we try harder, and we learn. Though some may believe that failure will never spur a positive result. To encourage effort of any kind, teachers of all type and caliber should insist that not trying is worse than failure.
Even though one has to feel the sting of failure, that sting will fade and b replaced by a sense of satisfaction via contentment. As time moves on the pain will or sting from our initial failure lessens to a point of near nonexistence. According to a 2012 neurological study at UCLA, it was determined that positive reactions to stimuli last longer than negative reactions. Many failures can be tested by the Greater Good Theory- if a negative risk (i.e. the failure) must be taken so that a greater positive outcome (i.e. knowledge, experience, contentment) that it is worth it. The pain ill subside.
Though failure with minimal consequences can be seen as untrue failures, there are still negative results. Since failures with minimal consequences can be seen as simple or easy to put off they can be chosen as optional. As a result the work from these minimal consequence failures increases gradually. Seeing these as minimal consequences can transfer to other activities, if this is small stuff then it is all small stuff, if you will. Someone, unknowingly, can lower the expectations of the repercussions for their actions.
While some struggle with learning from the mistakes a learning curve is always present. I have burned myself cooking a number of times but I’ve become gradually more careful. Humans, in general, have a tendency to seek relationships with the same type of people that end horribly without noticing the similarities or connections. When doctors tell their patients to make changes, even though they may wait too long to make the, they will eventually be made.
Every great accomplishment has been spurred by or from Einstein’s definition of insanity. He described it as performing the same experiment or situation and expecting a different result. By trying repeatedly and failing repeatedly, we grow stronger, we try harder, and we learn. Though some may believe that failure will never spur a positive result. To encourage effort of any kind, teachers of all type and caliber should insist that not trying is worse than failure.