…editor. I needed to understand the bigger picture before I could focus on the programming concepts. I knew that doing exercise after exercise wouldn’t help me retain anything. I needed to see the process from start to finish so that I could know what exactly I was working toward.
Eckhart Tolle argues that clinging onto past mistakes integrates these events into our sense of self. If you blame yourself for your lateness, you’re accepting it as “part of you.” The ego is highly reluctant to give up any element of self-identity — even negative attributes. Learn from events, but don’t punish yourself, or you’ll find it’s even harder to make changes.