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Do you learn from your mistakes?
Posted on Apr 27th 2007 2:00PM by Bethany SandersMy mom has a saying that has stuck with me for life. "It's not a really a mistake until it happens again." Though you can't apply that in every situation, it's a very forgiving attitude that has taught me that we all make mistakes, it's the learning from them that's important.
But there are some that don't, in fact, learn from their mistakes and often repeat the same behaviors, which can lead to impulsive and sometimes destructive behavior. Researchers have long thought that there might be some neurological reason why some people, who logically know that their behavior will lead to negative consequences, do it anyway. A recent discovery in brain research has experts believing they may have found a clue -- an electrical impulse that peaks when we make a mistake, missing in those who have higher levels of impulsive behavior.
I think that when we talk about health and fitness, this is a development worth talking about. It's important to note that the participants in this study were happy, healthy college students, not people who were regularly engaging in criminal or what we commonly think of as destructive behavior. Researchers say that this missing link, so to speak, can affect us emotionally and physically every day. So, for example, even though you know it's not good for your health and will slow your weight loss, you pick up that jelly donut with your coffee every morning anyway.
Becoming healthy and fit for life means leaving old and destructive "mistakes" behind and replacing them with new and healthier habits, even if it's hard work. In other words, as the saying goes..."If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got." So if you had a jelly donut for lunch today, make sure tomorrow's lunch is healthy and full of nutrients, and take the first step in leaving those impulsive eating habits behind.
But there are some that don't, in fact, learn from their mistakes and often repeat the same behaviors, which can lead to impulsive and sometimes destructive behavior. Researchers have long thought that there might be some neurological reason why some people, who logically know that their behavior will lead to negative consequences, do it anyway. A recent discovery in brain research has experts believing they may have found a clue -- an electrical impulse that peaks when we make a mistake, missing in those who have higher levels of impulsive behavior.
I think that when we talk about health and fitness, this is a development worth talking about. It's important to note that the participants in this study were happy, healthy college students, not people who were regularly engaging in criminal or what we commonly think of as destructive behavior. Researchers say that this missing link, so to speak, can affect us emotionally and physically every day. So, for example, even though you know it's not good for your health and will slow your weight loss, you pick up that jelly donut with your coffee every morning anyway.
Becoming healthy and fit for life means leaving old and destructive "mistakes" behind and replacing them with new and healthier habits, even if it's hard work. In other words, as the saying goes..."If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got." So if you had a jelly donut for lunch today, make sure tomorrow's lunch is healthy and full of nutrients, and take the first step in leaving those impulsive eating habits behind.
