Winners replay their losses more than their wins. The highlight reel doesn’t teach anything.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

A win tells you the whole package worked and nothing about which part carried it. Luck, a weak opponent and genuine skill all produce the same scoreboard, so studying the good days mostly reinforces whatever you happened to do. Defeats are diagnostic because something clearly failed and the search has a target.

Keep a short record of the times it went wrong and what you would change, and revisit it before the next attempt rather than after. The highlight reel is pleasant and belongs elsewhere in the week. Save the study time for the tape you would rather not watch.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Do you retell your best moments more often than your worst?

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