# Mistake Connoisseur The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them—especially not from yourself. Instead of turning away in denial when you make a mistake, **you should become a connoisseur of your own mistakes**, turning them over in your mind as if they were works of art, which in a way they are. The fundamental reaction to any mistake ought to be this: “Well, I won’t do _that_ again!” --- Date: 20240707 Links to: Tags: References: * [Daniel Dennett: Tools for Critical Thinking](https://fs.blog/daniel-dennett-critical-thinking/) (Thinking Tools)