When we try to correct someone, we take on the responsibility of teaching and them learning.
Yet, each time we do so (whatever the reason for it), we end up frustrated at the other person.
It’s worth pausing to think about how you’ve learned all you’ve learned.
You might have had a guide, watched someone do something one way and someone else do it another, but for the most part, you’ve done it yourself and learned.
If you cared about it enough, you did it more often, learning more and getting better each time.
Unless you’re striving to become a teacher, correcting others can be a waste of time.
Then again, even if you’re becoming a teacher …
Stay Positive & We’re Better Off Course Correcting Ourselves
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Senior Content Specialist at Encompass Technologies, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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