On 08/05/2009, at 12:05 PM, Dan M wrote:
Bloody po-mo all opinions are equally valid crap. Really gets up my
nose, along with the "everyone has to pass" rubbish some school
systems push. Grrrrr.
I hope you aren't too insulted by this Charlie, but you've summed up
two of
my pet peeves rather well; I'm 100% with you on this. :-)
Why would I be insulted if you agree with me? It just means there's
still hope for you... ;-)
Some of my fondest memories was losing in tennis to my dad, who use
to be
the local club champ in his youth...and kept on remembering his game
as I
got older and better. My mother suggested that my dad let me win
occasionally, and we were both horrified by the though. It's OK to
lose,
its OK to admit a mistake.
Bingo. Learning how to learn from losing is one of the biggest life
lessons. Yeah, there's the old adage "Show me a good loser, and I'll
show you a loser...", but the point is broader - accepting there's a
REASON you lost is the biggest part of working out how to win, or
pass, or even accept you were playing the wrong game. And accepting
you were beaten by a better player is a step towards working out how
they beat you, and being better yourself. You don't learn much by
winning all the time.
Charlie
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