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Making Mistakes, Errors in Judgment, and Intentional Misdirection
Everyone makes mistakes, which differ from errors in judgment and intentional misdirection.
Congrats on being human. It’s what you do after making a mistake that speaks volumes.
As a part of human nature, you are going to make mistakes. Period. Nothing to be done for it, it’s going to happen. You are perfectly imperfect, so mistakes are inevitable.
Once you acknowledge this, it becomes a lot easier to figure out what to do after making a mistake.
Of course, mistakes can come in many shapes and sizes. Some are relatively small and nearly insignificant. On the other hand, some can be pretty colossal, and impact not only you, but people you care about, and even complete strangers.
It’s important to recognize the difference between a mistake, an error in judgment, and intentional misdirection.
What constitutes a mistake?
To put it as simply as I can, a mistake is an error. It might be a choice, such as which route to take to work. Maybe you messed up your math and gave too much change to someone. You might have called someone by the wrong name or title.
Mistakes are unintentional, and that’s the most important thing to note about them. A…
