I hate making mistakes and I find it hard to forgive myself for making them. That’s bad. First, it makes me feel like crap. Second, I believe a person’s character is revealed in the way that they deal with their mistakes, and I don’t want people thinking I’m an arrogant, obsessive ass. Last but not least, trying to avoid mistakes often means avoiding risk, and without taking risks, how can you accomplish anything creative?
So I offer myself the following bits of wisdom:
- Just forget about the trivial stuff.
- Almost everything is trivial.