Our education system is not made for honouring individuals for their particular skills. It unites and tries to accomplish general skill levels.
I do not want to start an argument about wether that is good or bad but it is important for you to know how it works. Don’t get discouraged when your education does not directly emphasize your personal strength. Go through the system, pass what you have to and educate yourself in areas you love.
/phil
Would you say you are dumb? I guess for most people the answer to this question would be a clear no.
Whenever you leave behind failure that means you’re doing better.
If you think everything you’ve done has been great, you’re probably dumb.
Louis CK
Well then live with the fact that you have made and still make a lot of mistakes. Feel comfortable fucking shit up, feel comfortable failing miserably. Failing is learning and learning is the only and therefore fastest, securest and best raod towards success.
/phil
Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.
Dan Stanford
Being a huge gamer I like to compare life to gaming and when it comes to not getting what you wanted or failing this comparison works really well.
In a game when you get something that you did not want in the first place, you are happy either way for some new experience and try again. You know that you have gotten better by trying and that every step you took gave you precious experience points that enhanced your skills.
Therefore gamers learn the valuable lesson that progress does not necessarily mean getting exactly what you want. Bear that in mind and enjoy the ride 🙂
/phil
If you only do what you know you can do – You never do very much.
Tom Krause
Try new stuff, enjoy learning new things, enjoy experiencing unknown feelings.
It will enhance your life quality and make you a more interesting and awesome person.
/phil
Being educated by books will only get you so far in a fight. If you don’t practice what you have learned, even a child can bring you to your knees. Just ask the man who was kicked in the groin by his tottler.
A while ago I wrote something on the topic of theoretical learning vs. practical learning and how important it is to actually practise.
It is important to remember that reading is great but does not bring you half as far as really learning something. You have to apply your knowledge to make it stick to your brain and to make good use of it in the first place. So don’t make the mistake of reading ten books about fitness before you go out for a run!
/phil
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
Joseph Chilton Pearce
Don’t fear being wrong. Actually being wrong means you tried and learned a way that is not working therefore you know more about the thing you tried than before. Failing is learning by doing and learning by doing is extremely efficient. Don’t be too scared to learn!
/phil
The best way to teach people is by telling a story.
Kenneth Blanchard
Just telling people how stuff works is a pretty useless attempt in teaching them. It will only work if they are really eager to learn and came to you for advice in the first place.
A way smarter method is telling a story that lets other people discover the lesson they should learn by themselves. This is a damn old concept but it’s important to remember. Always have good, interesting and useful stories with you that other people can learn from.
/phil
Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
Julie Andrews
You need to experiment, you need to learn. Why would you succeed at the first time? You did not learn how to walk in one day after all. Learning how to walk is interesting anyway: You started as a toddler and gradually began to walk more upright. During this process you failed a million times, falling on the ground, crying, frustrated. But you kept going because, well, walking, right? And now look at you!
This is just one simple example of how not quitting gets the damn job done, whatever it may be!
Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.
Henry Ford
Failing is a very good teacher. It gives you feedback because you see what you mistakes cause. Next time you know more about the subject and can perform better.
That’s one point that distinguishes amateurs from professionals. Amateurs see mistakes as a flaw, professionals are happy to discover new insights by making mistakes and just train a lot more.
/phil
Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.
Jim Rohn
Don’t be stupid. Become better!
/phil
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin Powell
You are a human being, make use of that fact! You are able to learn from your mistakes and avoid them the next time. This ability is very important and too many people just don’t appreciate it enough. While preparation and hard work are concepts that take a little bit time to get used to, they still are understandable for most people. Failure on the other hand is like a stop-sign for most people, they accept it as final, which is in most cases bullshit!
Failing is life teaching you a lesson. You can take the lesson and start over again or you can go home and accept defeat. In both cases life will go on but only in one case you grow.
Decide to grow. Decide to learn! Decide to fail!
/phil
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