CONCLUSION
It’s said that we learn from our mistakes. I’m not so sure that we do. Or at least I’m not so sure that everyone does. The people that learn from their mistakes are those who take the trouble to reflect on what went wrong and what they need to do differently if they are to avoid making the same mistake in the future. That’s valuable learning, which is why I choose Churchill’s quotation for inclusion in the Top Ten:
However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.
Winston Churchill
While it’s good to learn from our mistakes, we should also learn from our successes. Golf is a mysterious game and no one will ever know all its secrets. Perhaps that’s why many good players immediately go through the motions ...
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