What's the worst mistake people make?

[Enmos]

Being careful.

 

[John J. Bannan]

Being careful is a virtue. It helps avoid mistakes. Now, of course, mistakes allow you to learn - but, the point of learning is also to cut down on your mistakes.

 

[Enmos]

I mean too careful.

 

[John J. Bannan]

That makes sense. Paralysis by analysis. It is apparently true that those willing to make decisions - even if mistaken - are more effective than those afraid to make any decisions.

 

[orcot]

always looking to occupied

 

[John J. Bannan]

Looking too occupied is a mistake? At work, it gives you the appearance of working. At home, this might very well be a mistake.

 

[River Ape]

Wishful thinking!

People are systematically biased in favour of wishful thinking because it has evolutionary value to be optimistic. But in many people's lives it will sooner or later lead to a major miscalculation.

 

[John J. Bannan]

Do you mean that hope is a mistake?

 

[Wisdom_Seeker]

the biggest mistake is to think you know what is good or bad.

 

[lucifers angel]

the biggest mistake is being born!!

 

[Enmos]

the biggest mistake is being born!!

The biggest mistake is being conceived

 

[lucifers angel]

The biggest mistake is being conceived

yes very true

 

[River Ape]

Well, it is a sometimes a mistake to be miss conceived!
Better for your mum to be married.

 

[River Ape]

Do you mean that hope is a mistake?

Hope/optimism is of psychological benefit.
But mistaking what one hopes for with the way things are most likely to turn out is a very common human failing.

 

[John J. Bannan]

O.K. So you mean unrealistic optimism.

 

[cosmictraveler]

Opening their mouths befor putting their brains into gear.

 

[shorty_37]

Opening their mouths befor putting their brains into gear.

Men are good at that one..........


Also jumping to conclusions before they know the whole story.

 

[lucifers angel]

Men are good at that one..........


Also jumping to conclusions before they know the whole story.

and they dont let you finish telling them everything!!

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thinking that life is easy!

 

[EmptyForceOfChi]

assuming that the universe can pop out of the ass of the void of nothingness without a cause.


peace.

 

[Avatar]

Not learning from their mistakes.