If you haven't made some mistakes by 28, it's abnormal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He suggests that making mistakes is a normal and necessary part of growing up by early adulthood.
- In plain terms
- Making mistakes in your twenties is expected and healthy.
- What can you take from it?
- Mistakes are a normal part of maturing.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What did your early mistakes teach you?
- Is there a limit to acceptable risk?
Another view
Some mistakes have irreversible consequences regardless of age.
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