As a child, I was taught to demand perfection rather than to accept failure. If you know you will fail... don’t even try... but cheating was not failing. Embracing failure as a good thing is still hard to swallow.
As a child, I was taught to demand perfection rather than to accept failure. If you know you will fail... don’t even try... but cheating was not failing. Embracing failure as a good thing is still hard to swallow.
Even if it leads to a greater success? I do know what you mean although for me, I wasn't taught to demand much from myself at all and, no one seemed to mind if I did well or not. I am not very competitive which has held me back professionally I think.