Admitting a mistake

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Usually a person does not like to admit their mistakes. This behavior is formed in childhood: children tend to tease each other for mistakes, and punish for serious miscalculations. This attitude of others can manifest itself in adulthood. As a result, it is easier and more comfortable for a person not to notice and not admit their mistakes.

In adult life, such behavior can hardly be called effective. When you hush up, do not admit, deny your mistake, a number of difficulties arise:

• Formed Victim position

The responsibility for the error is shifted to circumstances or other people. And since the responsibility is not on you, then others should decide the current situation. This behavior leads to the formation of the position of the Victim.

At lunch today, my co-workers played an unfortunate joke on me. I was offended by them, upset and as a result I sent the bill with a large amount to the wrong place! What do you want if I was in such a disassembled state?! This is where anyone would make a mistake! It is clear that all the responsibility lies with those very colleagues who do not know how to behave decently!

• Relationships with others deteriorate.

When you yourself do not admit your mistake, then the people around you begin to honestly point it out to you. If you persist, misunderstanding and conflict will arise. If at the same time you still shift the responsibility for the mistake to others, the attitude of decent people towards you will completely deteriorate.

• Mistakes are not corrected, conclusions for the future are not made.

If a person does not admit his mistake, then he does not correct its consequences, does not draw conclusions for the future.

Admitting a mistake