Learning: 'A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Making mistakes is often necessary to learn and move forward. Avoiding errors can limit growth.
- In plain terms
- You learn more by trying and failing than by playing it safe.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace errors as part of the learning process.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you react when you fail?
- What mistakes have taught you most?
Another view
Some high-stakes situations require minimizing mistakes.
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