Topsy-turvy world

People study what they are bad at in order to be able to do what they are good at. Grown ups tell us to find out what we did wrong and never do it again.

That's odd!! It seems that in order to find out about something, you have to study it. And when you study it, you should become better at it. Why should you wanna become better at something and then never do it again?

Nobody ever tells us to study the right things we do. We're only supposed to learn from the wrong things. But we are permitted to study the right things that other people do. And sometimes we're even told to copy them.

That's cheating!

You are quite right. I do live in a topsy-turvy world. It seems like i have to do something wrong first, in order to learn from what not to do. And then, by not doing what i'm not supposed to do, perhaps i'll be right. But i'd rather be right the first time, wouldn't you?

Excerpted from Alice in a Wonderland.

If we study the bad things, we will become better at it.
If we always do the the bad things, we will absolutely become expert at it.
If we practice the bad things, well, practice makes perfect.

Same goes to the right.good.things.

Hmmph.