Mistakes - To Get Better You Have to Get Ugly

UPDATED VERSION: • How to Become a Better...
When we are young we love mistakes, we make a ton of mistakes, and go out of our way to make even more mistakes.
However, somewhere along the line there is a shift that changes the way we feel about mistakes.
Rather than celebrating them, we punish them. Rather than embracing them, we are embarrassed by them. And rather than seeking them out, we avoid them.
This shift derails our ability to learn.
There are two sources that are the driving force behind the shift...
Trevor Ragan of TrainUgly.com explains how it all works and how shifting our focus from worrying about how we look to what really mattters, learning and growing can change the way we learn.
Featuring Insights From:
Seth Godin
Carol Dweck
Erika Andersen
Brené Brown
John Gardner
Produced by:
Trevor Ragan from Train Ugly
Songs:
Tangerine Girl - Asher Roth
Say My Name (ft Zyra) [Jai Wolf Remix]

[@fadinglight7885]

How many people here because their teachers made them watch it?

[@Lisa-cq7vg]

But i'm very glad

[@nickgoedde9046]

My teacher forced us to watch this

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

Loss Failures mishaps MISTAKES IS PART OF SUCCESS. IT CAN NOT (success) EXIST WITHOUT OUT IT.

[@TJ-hw9jr]

I need to look more into this. I get that we need to learn from mistakes, but we shouldn't accept every mistake we make as an accomplishment or positive event in our lives. By putting yourself somewhere where you know what the consequence will be is not a way or excuse to say "it's okay, I'm just learning from my mistakes so it's not big deal." This doesn't apply to everything.

[@dikshaenglishacademy6888]

Hey Trevor 🌠 ! How is everything going on ? I hope you are enjoying life. Learning is a life long process. I love learning a lot. 95% people in the world don't like to learn. They hate learning. They don't believe in themselves.

[@jordanjulien_]

This is one of the ost important videos I've seen on KZbin. Thank you for this!

[@kanthrajkalal7193]

Wow such a great presentation!! Thank you so much ❤️🙏

[@ashutoshtiwari7270]

not sure of you'll read this, but after watching a couple of your videos, you have earned yourself a new subscriber, and I am absolutely sure that you'll have many more, but that's not the important part, your videos are really meaningful, with a message, and I feel really moved. good luck, and keep up your good work.

[@tehhoodedfella]

My teacher showed me this Thanks for making this i learned a lot from this thank you :D

[@tooth656]

Really glad you made this video Trevor, I was beating myself down for not being as good as my peers, when your video made me realise I was putting more focus on how I look rather than actually learning the sport. Thanks for helping me regain perspective.

[@willawanders]

Seriously, work of sheer genius. Thank you Trevor. I'm now a raving fan!!!

[@user-ku7yc7fi7v]

I just this morning put this knowledge to use with a student.

[@oscarmcneil2115]

There is a lot of truth in what you put forward in this video, but in the real world, achievement does become important. My colleagues and I (we're the older generation) continually see young people who don't understand why their effort isn't praised and why their failures are not overlooked. We have to strike a balance in how we teach young people. I agree we need to teach the value of mistakes to growth, but as students progress, we also need to teach that accomplishment and getting it right matters too.

[@paulvoas3328]

This does not ignore getting it right. You are correct that many people hear that people learning can “ignore mistakes”. This is not what they are saying. It's about improving and when you improve you kinda have to “get it right.” with. This growth mindset one will get it right and will achieve. It's about bot being “punished” for mistakes it's about the consequence and then learning from it.

[@SpreadPeaceLove]

tq trevor for this most valuable video.greetings from india,tamilnadu

[@annekeogh3097]

Great presentation really enjoyed

[@davepenny670]

Great video, nicely made. Thank you for the great insights.

[@mitranst]

hope that your concept would be spread widely

[@pjauthur9869]

Completely epic.. thanks

[@pjauthur9869]

(warm viewers about the loud sound please)

[@jeanettedudley2063]

Yes, I want to be a jungle learner. I appreciate you.

[@padoo5]

Thank you Trevor. I will continue to learn more about growth mindset. It resonates with me because as a child and teenager, Title IX was in its infancy and we were exploring new opportunities as female athletes. Also, other than baseball, football, and swimming, there were few organized youth sports. So going outside to play brought with it many chances to try and fail and try and fail without structured feedback. As a long time college coach, I've always emphasized process learning and quality of effort. I look at the quality of errors in order to learn more about the mistakes athletes make and what contributes to those errors. Is it lack of learning of the skill? Lack of effort? Or is it due to the athlete taking a risk to apply something new? I appreciate your work. I follow Seth Godin. And will research more of Carol Dweck's work. Press on!

[@rubanaislam4959]

Hi, really great video. May I ask what software was used to make the video? Thanks!

[@MrEzMs]

as they say perfection is death

[@CoachingDiaries]

Love your work Trevor. Simple messages and really stylishly put together. Clearly taking a 'learner' approach to your videos! Please keep it up.

[@matheussilveira1761]

Hey, Trevor! I just found out about your channel yesterday, and I subscribed right away. This video does a great job at summing up the mentality described in Mindset and Linchpin, both books that I've just finished reading. Do you have any specific exercises or practices you use to help you deal with the lizard brain and get into a learner's mindset? Or do you think it's just a matter of practicing being more mindful at all times, so you catch yourself whenever the lizard brain tries to take over? Thanks! And I hope you keep doing this great videos!

[@nicku2584]

That was a great question. I wish he answered it.

[@MrsFitzDarcy1]

Hi Trevor, I'm starting out the academic year doing a unit on growth mindset with my sophomore English class. I showed your basic video defining growth mindset the second day of class, and I think they really enjoyed it. I was wondering if you have a shorter version of this video. I'm worried 18 minutes might lose them.

[@dmitriz1592]

I ran this at 1.5 speed and it was fine. or 1.25

[@pjauthur9869]

TRIGGER WARNING: loud sound at minute 10

[@yyskcis1888]

what if you know that you shouldn't put more focus on how they think and how I look, but you still can't change the way you think, what should you do? I can't stop making myself perfect, I want everyone to think I am perfect, what should I do?

[@paulvoas3328]

Attachments to outcomes causes suffering-perfection. Shoot for “perfect effort”. Practice makes progress, and makes permanent.

[@shelbygievaan9037]

What was the goat for

[@nathanielmiller672]

jesse's spanish class wassup

[@gheddourachida7423]

I want to be a learner

[@blehderpy]

Who here from their teacher

[@elisehoerauf5315]

I am a lizard

[@Bacon_Is_Medicine]

10:17 -WARNING. LOUD SOUND = automatic dislike.

[@crisbarron2044]

These dudes are always all talk. Ask the greatest athletes how they became so good and I bet they don’t say any of this corny ass shit.