I hate making mistakes.
I take it out on myself sometimes with demonstrative expressions of dislike against my very being.
Know what’s worse than making a mistake?
Not learning from it.
In 1984, the San Francisco 49ers hosted the New York Giants in the second round of the National Football League playoffs. The Niners were a special team and would go on to win the Super Bowl that year in a big way over the Miami Dolphins. That was Super Bowl XIX, the only Roman Numeral game Dan Marino participated in and a game won by the 49ers, 38-16.
I had no motivational advantages for that playoff game for the 49ers on their way to a Super Bowl win, but was confident they would beat the Giants and laid the twelve points for the opportunity to root for Joe Montana and company.