John Wooden on Making Mistakes: How We Learn by Doing
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John Wooden on Making Mistakes: How We Learn by Doing
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What do you do after making a mistake? Do you correct it and keep going, or does it become a reason to stop trying?
In Episode 12 of Calm Clear Curiosity, Christopher Johnson reflects on John Wooden’s observation that people who take action inevitably make mistakes. Drawing on learning to swim as an adult and working in live broadcasting and events, he explores how we respond when an attempt falls short, why being experienced doesn’t exempt us from being beginners, and how thoughtful correction helps us improve.
The book pairing is Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The relationship between player and coach invites a question about mentorship: Who helps us keep learning when we get something wrong?
In this episode:
- Moving from embarrassment to useful reflection.
- Making room to be a beginner.
- Correcting a mistake and returning your attention to the present.
- Helping others improve through respectful feedback.
- Recognizing the attempts we avoid because we fear getting them wrong.
A question to carry with you: What have you been postponing because you might get it wrong, and what would a manageable first attempt look like?
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- Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Calm, Clear Curiosity is a weekly exploration of ideas worth thinking about. Each episode begins with a quote and follows the questions it raises through books, podcasts, journalism, conversations, and other discoveries.
Hosted and produced by Christopher G. Johnson of Calm Clear Media.
Music by Jerome Gray of Cleveland Heads.
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