Zohaib

I do think the ability to admit mistakes is more common in older people. That's because older people are much more wise and know how to be responsible for their actions. Experience does play a major role here and the mistakes committed by the older generation are very much different from the younger. They know mistakes are a way to change what went wrong. Since correcting an error becomes more of a habit when you step into an older age. Whereas the younger people feel that they haven't really done anything wrong and tend to blame it on others. That's because they still are getting to know the world around them. And a sort of an ego comes in between, which leads to denial more than admission. Overall, again, I do not think age has to do majorly with the whole mistakes scenario. Even though the kinds of mistakes done are changed overtime, gradually with age, some mistakes cannot be avoided at any cost. And when we talk about age, we can look at two different mistakes, from two different perspectives, resulting in the same circumstance. For example, a young man might ram his car into a tree because he was drunk. Driving when your drunk is a mistake, ramming into the tree is an accident. Similarly an elderly man, who is very much wise, forgets his glasses and still goes ahead, drives and rams his car into a tree. Forgetting his glasses and ignoring it is a mistake, not ramming into the tree. Now the point I'm trying to prove here is, people become wiser with age, but something’s just can't be evaded. The mistake might change but not the resulting consequences.

That is a really good question, which is worth discussing about. There is definitely a difference when you talk about age groups. Older people are much wiser and tend to make less of "stupid mistakes", their mistakes are much of complex types. Where as younger people make mistakes because of lack of experience, like you pointed out. The urge to do something, which is exciting and new, leads them to try out things, which lands them with all types of mistakes. It is alright to make mistakes and learn from them, but making stupid mistakes, even after knowing the consequences which could arise, is definitely a no no. Mistakes are a part of life, they happen regardless of your age. Since we come across new things, people and situations at every step of our life, it is really not possible to stop ourself from committing mistakes. When you get older you can avoid stupid mistakes but not mistakes overall. I leave you guys with this excellent article by Scott Berkun, which discusses mistakes in detail: http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/essay44.htm

You're confusing the word "love" way too much here. What I meant was I like motivating people when they are down. I love to help people believe in themselves and have faith in their abilities. So if someone I know is in need of some motivation to move ahead, I do not hesitate. That is what I really meant. Sorry if you confused it for somethin else.

Hi Everyone! I am new to this forum and love the kind of posts I am getting to read here, totally inspiring. I have been an avid thinker and researcher in the field of self-improvement and love to motivate anyone who is in need of it. Anyway, the first discussion I want to start here is about "Admitting Your Mistakes". Mistakes have often been dubbed as the stepping-stones to success. And it's famously said you aren't going anywhere if you aren't making any mistakes. We all make mistakes both in our professional as well as personal life. And admitting them helps us making the right decisions. And you start to find faster solutions, better answers and boost up your creatively. We all know that admitting our mistakes and taking responsibility for them is a major step towards self-realization. By accepting our mistakes we learn new things and come to know where we have been going wrong. That in turn helps us to stop repeating them. Now my question is, how many of us are willing to admit our mistakes? How many of us can actually accept each and every mistake we commit and take responsibility for it? And also do you think sharing your mistakes with others will help you overcome them better?