Learning From Mistakes
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Mistakes are an inevitable part of learning and progress. While mistakes can feel embarrassing, it is important to learn from them rather than dwell on failure. Admitting mistakes shows strength of character. Many scientific and technological advances were discovered by accident through experiments that involved mistakes. Learning from mistakes helps us gain wisdom and avoid repeating errors, allowing us to succeed in the future.
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- 1. Learning From Mistakes Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traian_Vuia_aircraft.jpg
- 2. Show this youtube clip at this point: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5l_oZQyluw Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traian_Vuia_aircraft.jpg
- 6. Source: http://www.crooked-stick.co.uk/great_decision_making.html [Original source unknown]
- 7. D’oh! Image: Some rights reserved by List [trade break - catching up]
- 8. Image: Some rights reserved by Alex E. Proimos
- 9. To Err is Human, To Forgive Divine. Image: Some rights reserved by Lawrie Cate
- 11. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Source and License: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Einstein_tongue.jpg
- 12. Found on: http://alittlesomethingsarah.blogspot.com/ [& many similar sites, unreferenced, presumed Public Domain]
- 13. Found on http://www.webtricksblog.com/blogging-mistake-newbies-blogger.html [& many similar sites, unreferenced, presumed Public Domain]
- 15. Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them. Andrew V. Mason Image: Some rights reserved by anderbill
- 16. Everyone makes mistakes, but admit your own before you point out someone else’s. Image: Some rights reserved by !anaughty!
- 17. Accept you will make mistakes - we all make mistakes Have the self-confidence to admit to them, take responsibility for them, act on them Learn from them and be courageous about making changes – try to avoid repeating mistakes
- 18. Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom. Phyllis Theroux, Night Lights Image: Some rights reserved by 96dpi
- 19. Mistakes are the portals of discovery James Joyce (1882-1941) Source:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ja mes_Joyce_by_Alex_Ehrenzweig,_1915.jpg
- 20. Superglue was invented by mistake. Dr Harry Coover wanted to isolate a clear plastic. When he accidentally allowed it to be exposed to moisture, it bonded strongly together. Fact: http://www.antibodycommunications.com/corporate/Top10Mistakes.pdf Image: Some rights reserved by CarbonNYC
- 21. Teflon was invented by mistake. Roy Plunkett used an iron container by mistake which caused a chemical reaction and so Teflon was invented in 1938. Fact: http://www.antibodycommunications.com/corporate/Top10Mistakes.pdf Image: Some rights reserved by JPC24
- 22. Mistakes are Stepping Stones to Success Image: Some rights reserved by Looking Glass
- 23. Context: I used a modified version of this for an assembly presentation at Bangkok Patana School. The message is simple, and well known, yet is still an important one to raise with students. It should be quite easy for someone else to recycle this and explain the gist of the slides. The early slides (and video) are deliberately designed to make people laugh – mistakes are often funny after all – but the presentation takes a more serious turn on slide 8 when the audience are reminded that often your own mistakes do not feel very funny at all. The remainder of the presentation provides timeworn suggestions of how best to manage your mistakes and make the most of them, recognising that mistakes are vital to human progress. For best effect, start by showing the youtube clip (link also given on the second slide). For added effect, play music at the same time – ‘I used some of Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines - Original theme song (this youtube clip includes it). The simple ‘FAIL’ slide refers to a common word that has taken on a new life of its own in recent years in internet pop culture circles. Fail! Is a quick put-down for something someone has done wrong. T The presentation is comprised of other people’s work and ideas which I have credited where possible. Special permission has been sought and granted for using the following: Slides 4 and 5 – the failblog.org images, Slide 14 – the thumbpress.com image. The other images are either known to be licensed under some form of Creative Commons license, and are credited on the relevant slide, or are presumed to be public domain (with original sources not traced). Please do contact James Penstone if this is a wrong assumption for any of the images, and this slideshow will be corrected where it is hosted at slideshare.