The Mistakes That Most People Never Learn

Mi'kail Eli'yah
6 min readSep 15, 2018

1. Not learning other people’s mistakes

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. — Confucius (551 BC to 479 BC)

2. Reinventing the (Bad) Wheel

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. — Isaac Newton

3. Not getting the fundamentals (and/ or missing the crux)
Fundamentals have been taken for granted. We think we have…

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