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Default Fear of making mistakes (was Beginners Syndrome)

On 11/20/2015 12:29 PM, dadiOH wrote:
Electric Comet wrote:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 23:19:14 -0500
Bill wrote:

say something about it. Apparently it's characterized by reading a
lot of books and buying a lot of tools, and not making so many wood
chips. I haven't bought "that" many tools, but I can still identify a



they described some symptoms but not the real problem

the real problem is fear of making mistakes and it is the thing that
prevents a lot of people partaking in a lot of different endeavors

definitely not limited to working with wood


The only way to learn and become better is to make mistakes.



Exactly and you are not good until you can masterfully hide those
mistakes because they continue to happen. :~)