Success often depends on how you react to your failures. Instead of giving up, you learn from your mistakes and persist until you do better in the future.
Tag: learning from experience
Learning from doing and from reflecting on the meaning of direct experiences in life, in contrast to learning from books and formal instruction in school
A Cardinal Rule of Wisdom
Learning from your mistakes and poor decisions is one of the cardinal rules of wisdom, but not always easy to follow.
Bend, But Not Break
Tough times can often help to make you stronger and wiser.
One Step at a Time
Patience teaches us the value of persistence, determination, confidence in our efforts, and the effectiveness of steady progress over time.
Do It, Don’t Just Think It
There’s a difference between thinking about something, and actually doing it.
Seeing what lies Beyond What Seems
Things and people may not always be what they seem, but how does one get to know what lies beyond appearances.
The Power Within
One of the most insightful moments in our lives is when we learn that we are stronger and more resourceful than we had thought.
Confusing Wisdom with Knowledge
Wisdom is distinct from knowledge. It is one thing to know something, but that is not the same thing as being wise with regard to it.
Patience and Success
The key to success often lies in the ability not to give up too soon. To have the patience to persist and persevere.
The Opposite of Patience
What is the opposite of patience, and what are it’s consequences?