The problem with being wrong...

[beeno]

... is that you think you are being right which really goes without saying. If you still argue it becomes very tedious for the person who is right. It is not such a big deal in being wrong especially as a newbie. As the saying goes if you have never made any mistakes then you have never done any work. Most of us are here to ask advice and are very grateful to those who are generous enough to give it. Delivery can sometimes be a bit abrupt on this forum, but the heart is in the right place the welfare of the bees. I certainly would not be on this forum if it weren't for the contributors which I consider to be factually correct about beekeeping. Sometimes I think when we are not on message for heavens sake PM eachother. Not to say that I don't enjoy some of the lightheartedness or should that be lightheadedness! A good weekend to all and happy inspections on Sunday.

 

[For want of a better word]

... is that you think you are being right which really goes without saying. If you still argue it becomes very tedious for the person who is right. It is not such a big deal in being wrong especially as a newbie. As the saying goes if you have never made any mistakes then you have never done any work. Most of us are here to ask advice and are very grateful to those who are generous enough to give it. Delivery can sometimes be a bit abrupt on this forum, but the heart is in the right place the welfare of the bees. I certainly would not be on this forum if it weren't for the contributors which I consider to be factually correct about beekeeping. Sometimes I think when we are not on message for heavens sake PM eachother. Not to say that I don't enjoy some of the lightheartedness or should that be lightheadedness! A good weekend to all and happy inspections on Sunday.

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Oh my Grandmother would turn in her grave if she thought I was inspecting bees on the Sabbath !! ( Primitive Methodist!)

AND I know I am wrong 50% of the time... that means I am right 1/2 the time.. which is not bad on average !!!

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[REDWOOD]

The problem with being wrong...
There is no problem as you will know the right answer in the end, and if you learn something new every day then it's worth living

 

[Tom Bick]

I think you learn more by getting something wrong and nothing wrong in admitting it.

Good post Beeno

 

[the beehive lodge]

 

[REDWOOD]

I think you learn more by getting something wrong and nothing wrong in admitting it.

Good post Beeno

It takes a man to admit he's wrong but learning by your mistakes can be costly to you and your bees

 

[Tom Bick]

lol bees make mistakes to as we all do.

 

[Rosti]

Being wrong is part of learning and development
Being contemptuously derrogatory when right - is, well, just unnecessary

We should all accept the former with grace and ensure the latter is avoided.

Note to self.
To-Do: a) polish halo b) make sure finishing touches to Ark completed

 

[Outlander]

... is that you think you are being right which really goes without saying. If you still argue it becomes very tedious for the person who is right. It is not such a big deal in being wrong especially as a newbie. As the saying goes if you have never made any mistakes then you have never done any work. Most of us are here to ask advice and are very grateful to those who are generous enough to give it. Delivery can sometimes be a bit abrupt on this forum, but the heart is in the right place the welfare of the bees. I certainly would not be on this forum if it weren't for the contributors which I consider to be factually correct about beekeeping. Sometimes I think when we are not on message for heavens sake PM eachother. Not to say that I don't enjoy some of the lightheartedness or should that be lightheadedness! A good weekend to all and happy inspections on Sunday.

 

[peteinwilts]

This is all very deep!

Every one of us can only be correct based on the information that we have.

I am wearing a blue jumper (yes in July!) which I believe to be true because:-

... I was taught what the colour blue

... I was taught what a jumper is

... I saw myself placing on this garment (and hopefully was not imagining it)

'if' any of these things were taught to me incorrectly, I may well be wrong...

However:-

... many people call the colour of what I am wearing is blue

... many people call what I am wearing is a jumper (or fleece!)

... my wife can see I am wearing a jumper

Therefore, there is a very good chance that these statements are correct.

When I was very young, I always spelt 'February' incorrectly (Febuary). Even though it was at the top of the page during schoolwork several times a day, I was never corrected until I was 14, and only until when I saw it on a calender and thought it was spelt incorrectly. At that time, I was convinced my spelling was correct, as I believed it was for so many years. (It is even my birthmonth!)

Even when we believe we must be right, we may still be wrong. All we can do is trust our instincts and follow with what we believe to be correct based on what we have learnt and the information we have.

 

[bee ginnner]

b) make sure finishing touches to Ark completed

very topical your obviously expecting the worst.

 

[meidel]

Peteinwilts

you make it all sound 'deep'

i usually find when i realised i have been wrong i get all embarrassed and then i remember that 'it's ok to be wrong, you learn more through making mistakes and who wants to be around a know-all anyway' and feel slightly better

 

[MJBee]

A much wiser person than me said:-

Learn from the mistakes of others because you will not live long enough to make them all yourself.

So admitting (and publishing) your bloopers is actually "teaching" by showing what to avoid