Question

If we learn and improve from our mistakes, why are we so afraid to make mistakes?​

Answer 1

In school, we are told if we fail or make mistakes we won't set ourselves up well for college or the job market.

In religion, we are told if we sin we will end up in hell.

At work, if we mess up we are fired or not promoted.

Our institutions prefer success over mistakes or failures. This unfortunately leads to following the status quo or leading a normal, sometimes boring, life instead of taking risks.

The status quo is comfortable. However, it is rarely better than the alternative. Those who quit their monotonous jobs to start a business or follow their passions instead of their parents’ are usually more content. Those who are unafraid of risk taking eventually disrupt the status quo and improve ouryour

Answer 2

Many a times, we set unrealistic standards for ourselves. By making mistakes, we look small in our own eyes. In order to live up to self-created expectations, we become afraid to falter.