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-Mistakes also act as a reminder to pause for a moment and not get too wound up in the urgency of things. My own mistakes tend to happen more frequently when I'm rushing to meet a deadline (whether real or self-imposed). My worst mistakes happen when I'm tired and rushed, where I'm practically flailing at the keyboard trying to get something, anything, working. Allowing myself to pause for a moment, reflect on what it is that I'm trying to do, and see the uncertainty in the moment allows me the moment I need to recalibrate and refocus in the moment.
+Mistakes also act as a reminder to pause for a moment and not get too wound up in the urgency of things. My own mistakes tend to crop up when I'm rushing to meet a deadline (whether real or self-imposed). My worst mistakes happen when I'm tired and rushed, when I'm practically flailing at the keyboard trying to get something (anything!) working. When I allow myself to pause for a moment, reflect on what I'm trying to do, and see the uncertainty in the moment I can take steps to recalibrate and refocus in the moment. I give myself the freedom to course-correct and understand that I'm not doing my best and I need to do something different. It might be something small like giving my brain a bit of rest or something large like revisiting the assumptions I made about what I'm doing. Taking the pause lets me see if I want to continue doing what I'm doing and understand if that's OK.