It is universally accepted that nobody is perfect, therefore we all make mistakes from time to time. It is simply part of being human. Mistakes are therefore by definition all around us!
Some people learn from their mistakes whereas others don't. Those that don't can risk falling into a cycle of repeat negative behaviour that can damage their quality of life, wellness and health, a point we cover in numerous previous posts which can be accessed via our dedicated search facility by inserting a desired keyword (and see in particular our earlier post "The Dangers of Denial to Stressbusting™).
We try to operate a policy of not only learning from our own mistakes, but also learning from the mistakes of others.
This can be a challenging exercise when it is someone else who makes a mistake, because even though you can recognise a mistake has been made by them, you cannot 'feel' the personal impact of the mistake in the same way they do, whether that be embarrassment, upset, financial loss, relationship damage or otherwise. But it is possible to 'see' the mistake and how the mistake has made them feel or affected them outwardly, even without asking directly.
This practice is not in our view about wallowing in the misfortune of others or voyeuristic like, for example, hanging around the scene of an accident to see what has happened when there was nothing you could do.
Rather, it is a conscious acknowledgement that by trying to learn from others' errors, we reduce the chances of us making those same errors (which could in their turn impact others close to us and create stressful consequences for ourselves). So the technique renders our own lives as well as the world around us better and safer places to inhabit. This has to be a valuable endeavour which embraces everyone learning from each other, whether directly or indirectly.
The exercise requires a greater continual focus of observation on what is occurring around us rather than primarily focusing on ourselves. We describe a real time benefit derived by us from the exercise of careful and more critical observation of what is going on around us in our previous post entitled "Learn to "Observe" as opposed to merely "See" to Stressbust™ efficiently" if of interest.
Applying this constructive, self educational approach to other people's mistakes has the added benefit of avoiding becoming anxious and frustrated over them, a brilliant StressBusting™ strategy all of its own!
We hope that helps the day along in a constructive way and much love always,
MikeyM™&LouLou™ xxxxxx 🙌🥰❤💙💛💖