Pages about “Mistakes”

Recovering from a mistake at workTell the right person quickly, bring a fix, apologize once without grovelling, and treat yourself the way you'd treat a colleague who'd done the same.
- Evidence: Some
- Takes: an hour, then a few days
Self-compassion instead of self-criticismTalk to yourself after a mistake the way you'd talk to a friend. It doesn't make you lazy; in experiments it made people try harder to improve.
- Evidence: Some