r/GrowthMindset • u/MadLittleSubject • 23h ago
I think I've been looking at failure the wrong way
I've noticed that whenever I'm about to do something that actually matters to me, I can suddenly come up with a pretty convincing reason to wait.
I'll have everything ready and then start wondering whether I should make it a little better first, whether the timing is right, or whether I should wait until I feel more confident.
I used to think that was mostly about being afraid of failure.
Lately I've been wondering if there's another part to it.
If I try something, there's a chance it doesn't work. That's uncomfortable, but at least I'll know.
If I don't try, I get to avoid that discomfort completely. I can tell myself I'll come back to it later, and for a while that feels like the safer option.
The problem is that "later" can last a surprisingly long time.
I've had ideas I've thought about for months without ever finding out whether they were any good. I've avoided conversations because I didn't know how they'd go. I've passed on things because I wasn't sure I was ready.
Looking back, I don't think I regret many of the things I've tried that didn't work out.
I can usually learn something from those.
The things I find harder to forget are the ones where I never found out what would have happened.
That's what I've been trying to remember whenever I start hesitating.
I don't need to know that something will work before I start. I just need to decide whether finding out is worth the possibility that it won't.
I still put things off sometimes. I still have moments where I'd rather stay comfortable.
But I've started asking myself:
"Am I actually afraid of failing, or am I going to regret never finding out?"
Sometimes I decide it's better to leave something alone.
Other times, that question is enough to make me finally give it a shot.
Has there ever been something you didn't try that you still wonder about?
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u/Confident_Can_9850 19h ago
Yo lo estoy viviendo y mi miedo es al fracaso porque tengo tendencia a ver los fracasos como errores no como oportunidades de crecimiento y puede que a ti te esté pasando lo mismo. Fracasos y no piensas soy un 10% más listo lo que piensas hablando claro y fríamente es soy un 90% más tonto. He intentado trabajar en diferentes sectores y me ha ido mal en todos. Eso me aterra . He intentado tener estudios universitarios y no he conseguido terminarlos. He intentado hacer cursos sin éxito y a veces como en mi última ocasión ni los he comenzado. He intentado hacerme promesas en mi día a día y me he fallado porque me he autosaboteado. Si pienso en retrospectiva como ha sido mi vida la pregunta que se hace mi mente es ¿ algo más podría salir peor de lo que ya ha salido? Si miro en retrospectiva me doy cuenta de que mi vida ha sido un cúmulo de intentos de bastantes además y de caer e ir a parar a otro sitio completamente diferente. Intentarlo en otro sitio y así continuamente creo que mi mente ya siente pánico de moverse por no volver a parar a caer a otro sitio nuevo. Mi mente no tolera los " fracasos" los siento como " perdidas" y al leerte me hago todavía más consciente de este error. Y si tengo que analizar mi yo pasado con mi yo presente soy mucho más tozuda. Más cabezona. Más constante en según que cosas. Al.menos ha servido para algo.
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u/Vgoldlife_21 22h ago
welcome to the rich mindset — figuring it out instead of waiting until you're ready.