It can be emotionally freeing to learn from the mistakes of that other person you used to be, rather than your own mistakes which you return to again and again with feelings of regret.
So basically, it’s a neat mental trick to provide emotional distance and allow you to move on with your life, and also allow you to keep your mental model of yourself fluid (changeable).
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The whole point of learning is that it is cumulative.
It can be emotionally freeing to learn from the mistakes of that other person you used to be, rather than your own mistakes which you return to again and again with feelings of regret.
So basically, it’s a neat mental trick to provide emotional distance and allow you to move on with your life, and also allow you to keep your mental model of yourself fluid (changeable).
Key word: trick.