Wrong decisions can still have value. Fear of mistakes should not stop us from making choices, learning and moving forward.
Archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2023. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.
Learning from wrong decisions
Every decision can teach us something.
Fear of making the wrong decision can lead to making none at all. Who has not experienced that almost compulsive postponement?
The price of not deciding is that the original problem grows and new problems appear.
I am still deeply inspired by our conversation with Heidelberg’s mayor, Professor Dr Eckart Würzner.
Make decisions promptly rather than postponing them. Learn from mistakes and recognise what they can teach us.
More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.
