Why do we repeat our mistakes?
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Sagacious says,
I think it's because we feel we don't deserve to correct them.marymc says,
I don't. Not ever.Dragonflower says,
Cuz we didn't learn the first time. Or the 27th time. But eventually we will.Seraphina_Lullaby says,
Sagacious, I love how you always go right to the essence. MC, damn girl, that's some bulldog chops right there. Dragon, I'm on 28 and counting.maryjane31 says,
Maybe our brains shut down at the moment we go to repeat the mistake again.ba_miracle says,
Awhile ago someone said we make mistakes to be sure. I thought that to be funny and sometimes too trueWe get into old patterns of behavior that are comfortable to continue doing...no matter how uncomfortably you may end up. It's what we know how to do.
Making new mistakes will take effort and surprise results.
Making good decisions may require true forethought (and no still no guarantees ;-)