Meditations on God

Mistakes do not feel good, but they are necessary for progress.

Learning is messy.

The path to mastery is not a straight line.

New skills and new knowledge are not easy to acquire.

Their acquisition requires effort, struggle, and the constant overcoming of obstacles both extrinsic and intrinsic.

This means you will make mistakes along the way.

You will have missteps, make poor decisions, and sometimes you will even feel like you are going backwards.

This is all part of the learning process.

It is not always easy, nor is it always enjoyable, but it is always necessary.

When you are attempting to learn something new, expect it to be difficult, messy, and even painful.

The mistakes you make on the path of progress may not feel good, but the lessons you learn and the results you experience over time will be worth the discomfort.