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Sabiola's avatar

Also read https://celandine13.livejournal.com/33599.html: Errors vs. Bugs and the End of Stupidity.

"Once you start to think of mistakes as deterministic rather than random, as caused by "bugs" (incorrect understanding or incorrect procedures) rather than random inaccuracy, a curious thing happens.

You stop thinking of people as "stupid.""

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maja's avatar
May 7Edited

oh wow this is an incredibly illuminating frame - thanks for sharing!

quotes that stuck with me:

“Often, I think mistakes are more like bugs than errors. My clinkers weren't random; they were in specific places, because I had sub-optimal fingerings in those places.”

“"Lazy" and "stupid" and "bad at ____" are terms about the map, not the territory. Once you understand what causes mistakes, those terms are far less informative than actually describing what's happening. “

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manavortex's avatar

Good read, thank you ♡

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maja's avatar

thank you so much for reading!

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Abby's avatar

What did we do to deserve this

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Abby's avatar

TWO IN A WEEK

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