The Mistake to Watch Out for
Mistakes aren’t always bad. Failure isn’t terrible. Failure teaches us — sometimes more than success can. But there is one type of mistake that you should avoid.
Avoid is a bit of a misnomer, though.
There are two types of mistakes:
- Mistakes of commission
- Mistakes of omission
Mistakes of commission occur because of something you did, an action you committed — like breaking something.
This is what we typically think of when we think of a mistake. The phrase is “making a mistake,” which inherently indicates that you did something wrong.
However, mistakes of omission occur because of something that you didn’t do, something was omitted or removed.
These are the dangerous mistakes. These are the mistakes that people regret for their entire life.
You don’t regret asking somebody out and getting rejected. Well, maybe for about 4 minutes. But not for the rest of your life. Unless you didn’t do it. Then, you may as well have been rejected — it’s the same result. But you also have to deal with your internal rejection. You rejected who you are and what you want and desire. That’s the worst of all.
