fear of making mistakes
Don’t be fearful of trying new things or experiences. You literally won’t know what you are missing until you try it out. What does this quote mean, "The biggest mistake you could ever make is being too afraid to make one"? To say what it means it should say something like, “Don’t let your fear of making mistakes stop you from trying, risking, being bold” something like that. This is a good message on its face, at least in some respects, even if it’s put in the odd Commandment form. Looking at it with a more critical eye, however, the slogan seems one of those propaganda epigrams that says take serious risks, fearlessly pursue your dreams. I once put this in a song called Nothing At All.“Try all you dream, and if you fall, it won’t mean nothing at all” Listeners loved it. I considered it seriously misleading. Since this sort of thing has become so beloved, part of the American dream of opportunity boldly seized, that I’d like to stress the negative here if you’ll ...