A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

Katharine Graham
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A mistake is simply another way of doing things. Actually, it’s not even that simple. Mistakes are rarely just “another way of doing things.” Most mistakes are actually the result of faulty thinking, which is usually caused by faulty habits that we have developed over a long period of time. If you have a habit that causes your mind to jump to a faulty conclusion, then you have a habit that can be changed.

And changing a habit is no easy task. It takes time and effort on your part, but you have to do it in order to be successful. In this quote, Elbert Hubbard says that mistakes are rarely just another way of doing things, but rather they are simply the result of faulty thinking.

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