Captain Michael: Sometimes the problem is you.
You made the call.
You chose the course.
You were certain you understood the situation.
Sometimes the problem is you.
You made the call.
You chose the course.
You were certain you understood the situation.
And you got it wrong.
Now you’ve got two problems.
The original one…
…and your ego.
The second can be considerably harder to fix.
We have a remarkable ability to defend decisions long after the evidence tells us they were bad ones.
We explain.
We rationalize.
We find somebody else to blame.
We quietly move the goalposts so our mistake doesn’t look quite so much like a mistake.
None of that works the problem.
The Stoics were relentless about examining their own judgments.
Marcus Aurelius wasn’t writing his Meditations for an audience. Much of it was a man reminding himself where he was falling short.
There’s something useful in that.
When you discover that you were wrong, you don’t need to beat yourself up.
You need to get accurate.
I was wrong.
Three uncomfortable words.
And three incredibly useful ones.
Because now we know something we didn’t know before.
So correct the course.
Apologize if one is owed.
Repair what you can.
Learn what the mistake has to teach you.
And get moving again.
A navigator who discovers he’s off course doesn’t spend the night arguing with the chart.
He plots a new course from where the boat actually is.
So should we.
Work the problem.
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Captain Michael: Sometimes the problem is you. You made the call. You chose the course. You were certain you understood the situation. An
Sometimes the problem is you. You made the call. You chose the course. You were certain you understood the situation. And you got it wrong. Now you’ve got two problems. The original one… …and your ego. The second can be considerably harder to fix. We have a remarkable ability to defend decisions long after the evidence tells us they were bad ones. We explain. We rationalize. We find somebody else to blame. We quietly move the goalposts so our mistake doesn’t look quite so much like a mistake. None of that works the problem. The Stoics were relentless about examining their own judgments. Marcus Aurelius wasn’t writing his Meditations for an audience. Much of it was a man reminding himself where he was falling short. There’s something useful in that. When you discover that you were wrong, you don’t need to beat yourself up. You need to get accurate. I was wrong. Three uncomfortable words. And three incredibly useful ones. Because now we know something we didn’t know before. So correct the course. Apologize if one is owed. Repair what you can. Learn what the mistake has to teach you. And get moving again. A navigator who discovers he’s off course doesn’t spend the night arguing with the chart. He plots a new course from where the boat actually is. So should we. Work the problem. #WorkTheProblem, #Stoicism, #MarcusAurelius, #StoicWisdom, #Humility, #Resilience, #ProblemSolving, #LifeWellLived, #SeekingAWellLivedLife, #CrypTok
Sometimes the problem is you. You made the call. You chose the course. You were certain you understood the situation. And you got it wrong. Now you’ve got two problems. The original one… …and your ego. The second can be considerably harder to fix. We have a remarkable ability to defend decisions long after the evidence tells us they were bad ones. We explain. We rationalize. We find somebody else to blame. We quietly move the goalposts so our mistake doesn’t look quite so much like a mistake. None of that works the problem. The Stoics were relentless about examining their own judgments. Marcus Aurelius wasn’t writing his Meditations for an audience. Much of it was a man reminding himself where he was falling short. There’s something useful in that. When you discover that you were wrong, you don’t need to beat yourself up. You need to get accurate. I was wrong. Three uncomfortable words. And three incredibly useful ones. Because now we know something we didn’t know before. So correct the course. Apologize if one is owed. Repair what you can. Learn what the mistake has to teach you. And get moving again. A navigator who discovers he’s off course doesn’t spend the night arguing with the chart. He plots a new course from where the boat actually is. So should we. Work the problem. #WorkTheProblem, #Stoicism, #MarcusAurelius, #StoicWisdom, #Humility, #Resilience, #ProblemSolving, #LifeWellLived, #SeekingAWellLivedLife, #CrypTok
