Pickles by Brian Crane for October 13, 2023

And you got two free lessons without having to wait for the bell, Norman.

Bad judgements aren’t free

Good job on spelling judgment right. Most people stick and E in the middle. Same with acknowledgment and abridgment.

True. I’ve long said, especially at work, you learn far more when things go wrong than when everything runs smoothly

My husband is one of those that reverses that old saying. He says experience is a terrible teacher. He likes to know what he’s doing so he gets it right the first time.

If you learn from the mistakes of others, you might make fewer yourself. One reason why it’s important to study history.

Story goes the young George Coleman was playing a gig in the Village Vanguard and noticed the great Eddie Conn in the audience. George was concerned to play his best, carefully hitting all the right notes, when the great man shouted at him, “Hey, kid! Make some mistakes, %&#@**,make some mistakes!”

You learn a lot more from doing a job, the from reading about it, but the books point you to the right direction!

“I’m doing my homework because I got tired of the whole lackey/underling thing…”

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes” – Oscar Wilde

Earl’s right about the lessons you’ll actually learn being from experience. There are things learned not really in text books!

Experience is the best teacher, but a fool will learn from no other.

— Benjamin Franklin

HIS NAME IS NELSON, NOT NORMAN

If it wasn’t for BAD judgement…… I wouldn’t be BORN.

Live and learn, huh Earl?

Just started reading this again… what in the hell happened to the kid’s parents???

Its just Trial and Error. Heavy on the Error portion.

I totally agree! Most of my bad experiences come from bad decisions on my part!

Unfortunately, it’s very true.

Hold my beer and watch this

Isn’t that the truth!?

My Grandfather was the assistant super attendant for the Los Angeles school district sometime in the 1940’s/50’s. He used to tell me to tell my teachers that “Reading Rots the Mind”. My Mom was a teacher at the same school I attended. My Grandfather was quit the Prankster!

Sage advice!

Negative feedback loops.

If you survive long enough, you will be nearly error-free.

(Few do.)

Stop talking to him, Earl……..

Those Edsel buyers, for example.

Bingo

Live and learn …… Norman …… and most important ……….. “LIVE” …… :)

No wonder Earl is so twisted.

Sometimes someone else’s bad judgement

That’s why it is VERY IMPORTANT to be able to learn from other people’s experiences (especially mistakes). You don’t have to personally crash a car, get an obscene tattoo, join the French Foreign Legion, or pick a fight with two professional kickboxers at the same time. Observe consequences; live smart.

Experience is what you get right after you needed it

Experience is the worst teacher: it gives the test first, and the lesson later.