Comments on: An Article for the Never Wrong http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:51:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr. Jennifer Howard http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76523 Dr. Jennifer Howard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:11:16 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76523 Great blog! Having to always be right usually comes from configuration in childhood where either the child was shamed when wrong or had to grow up too fast. Yes, in order to succeed, feel happy and have those around us happy it is worth learning, how to be wrong. How can you ever learn otherwise? I love what Professor Michael Hall said, that fundamentalism is believing in our beliefs. It is important to know that beliefs by their very nature are a group of thoughts once removed from reality itself. I could keep agreeing with you down the line, but I’ll stop here. Until next time, Dr. Jennifer Howard http://www.drjenniferhoward.com/free-gift.asp Great blog! Having to always be right usually comes from configuration in childhood where either the child was shamed when wrong or had to grow up too fast. Yes, in order to succeed, feel happy and have those around us happy it is worth learning, how to be wrong. How can you ever learn otherwise? I love what Professor Michael Hall said, that fundamentalism is believing in our beliefs. It is important to know that beliefs by their very nature are a group of thoughts once removed from reality itself. I could keep agreeing with you down the line, but I’ll stop here.

Until next time,

Dr. Jennifer Howard
http://www.drjenniferhoward.com/free-gift.asp

]]> By: Alfonso http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76427 Alfonso Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:02 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76427 There are times in my life where I really wish I would have been wrong...being right turned out to be a painful truth. There are times in my life where I really wish I would have been wrong…being right turned out to be a painful truth.

]]> By: Doug Cartwright http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76257 Doug Cartwright Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:27:25 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76257 Thanks Pol. I was actually just thinking about the subject again and realised that making mistakes is as natural as breathing! You cannot NOT make mistakes! 'm writing a new article on the subject (similar to this one but a little different!) and I'll be posting it to my blog at www.livingwords.net/dougblog.html in a few days. Oh, and thanks for being a teacher too! My daughter knows that if there's trouble I'll listen to the person educating my child very closely! Doug Thanks Pol. I was actually just thinking about the subject again and realised that making mistakes is as natural as breathing! You cannot NOT make mistakes!

‘m writing a new article on the subject (similar to this one but a little different!) and I’ll be posting it to my blog at http://www.livingwords.net/dougblog.html in a few days.

Oh, and thanks for being a teacher too! My daughter knows that if there’s trouble I’ll listen to the person educating my child very closely!

Doug

]]> By: Pol http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76252 Pol Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:20:28 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76252 As a high school teacher the worst advice I ever had, from a head teacher, was "never admit you are wrong, say it was a deliberate mistake to check they are listening" You have written a good post, thank you. Going through life, I have found that making mistakes often can make you more approachable and can help relationships as many people expect people who make few or no mistakes to be judgemental so I have found many are more likely to choose to confide in me if they know I have made mistakes too. As a teacher, the hardest students to actually teach are the ones who will not tackle harder work for fear of making mistakes and want a perfect exercise book page every time. As a high school teacher the worst advice I ever had, from a head teacher, was “never admit you are wrong, say it was a deliberate mistake to check they are listening”

You have written a good post, thank you.

Going through life, I have found that making mistakes often can make you more approachable and can help relationships as many people expect people who make few or no mistakes to be judgemental so I have found many are more likely to choose to confide in me if they know I have made mistakes too.

As a teacher, the hardest students to actually teach are the ones who will not tackle harder work for fear of making mistakes and want a perfect exercise book page every time.

]]> By: Nea | Self Improvement Saga http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76242 Nea | Self Improvement Saga Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:57:41 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76242 I truly enjoyed this article. I think it helps to see value in the beliefs of others. Sure, it may not agree with your own. But that is what makes life so darn interesting. What is right for one person may be wrong for someone else. And that IS okay. I truly enjoyed this article. I think it helps to see value in the beliefs of others. Sure, it may not agree with your own. But that is what makes life so darn interesting. What is right for one person may be wrong for someone else. And that IS okay.

]]> By: Jermaine Thornton http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76234 Jermaine Thornton Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:57:57 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76234 What matters most is not that you are wrong or made a mistake. It's how you move on after you realize that you are wrong or have made a mistake. What matters most is not that you are wrong or made a mistake. It’s how you move on after you realize that you are wrong or have made a mistake.

]]> By: Douglas Cartwright http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76227 Douglas Cartwright Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:40:11 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76227 A big thank you to all of you for your comments. I LOVE this about blogging communities, the chance to add to each other's knowledge. If you have the time, please pop over to my site and have a look around. I write my own blog at www.livingwords.net/dougblog.html and I also am a specialist in helping people get 'unstuck and moving forward'. I look forward to reading YOUR work as well. God bless Doug p.s. I realise I have taken down the PDF for cognitive distortions I mentioned above. If you have signed up at my site and NOT been able to download it, just send me an email at doug@livingwords.net and I'll make sure you get it. A big thank you to all of you for your comments.

I LOVE this about blogging communities, the chance to add to each other’s knowledge.

If you have the time, please pop over to my site and have a look around. I write my own blog at http://www.livingwords.net/dougblog.html and I also am a specialist in helping people get ‘unstuck and moving forward’. I look forward to reading YOUR work as well.

God bless

Doug

p.s. I realise I have taken down the PDF for cognitive distortions I mentioned above. If you have signed up at my site and NOT been able to download it, just send me an email at doug@livingwords.net and I’ll make sure you get it.

]]> By: Douglas Cartwright http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76226 Douglas Cartwright Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:36:17 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76226 Eduard, I agree. I also think that admitting you don't know gives the other person the chance to feel like they can give something to you too. Hmm. I think there might be an article in there. Thanks! Doug Eduard, I agree. I also think that admitting you don’t know gives the other person the chance to feel like they can give something to you too. Hmm. I think there might be an article in there. Thanks!

Doug

]]> By: Douglas Cartwright http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76225 Douglas Cartwright Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:28:46 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76225 Hi Brett, That makes me smile! What a way to get your ego out the way! Doug Hi Brett,

That makes me smile! What a way to get your ego out the way!

Doug

]]> By: Douglas Cartwright http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/an-article-for-the-never-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-76224 Douglas Cartwright Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:22:47 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-76224 Thanks Gail, Sometimes I wonder when people respond defensively (and when I respond defensively) - "What age is the part of me responding that way?". An adult perspective is that we are fallible, don't know it all etc but I guess if people were punished for getting things wrong then a 30 year old person might be responding with a 7 year old part? I forgot to mention that I actually write my own blog on and am starting a series on psychological knots at www.livingwords.net/dougblog.html I'm doing a lot of guest posting at the moment but all new posts will be linked to from my blog. Thanks for commenting, much appreciated. Doug Thanks Gail,

Sometimes I wonder when people respond defensively (and when I respond defensively) – “What age is the part of me responding that way?”. An adult perspective is that we are fallible, don’t know it all etc but I guess if people were punished for getting things wrong then a 30 year old person might be responding with a 7 year old part?

I forgot to mention that I actually write my own blog on and am starting a series on psychological knots at http://www.livingwords.net/dougblog.html

I’m doing a lot of guest posting at the moment but all new posts will be linked to from my blog.

Thanks for commenting, much appreciated.

Doug

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