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Principles Are Concepts That Can Be Applied Over And Over Again In Similar Circumstances As Distinct From Narrow Answers To Specific Questions. Every Game Has Principles That Successful Players Master To Achieve Winning Results. So Does Life. Principles Are Ways Of Successfully Dealing With The Laws Of Nature Or The Laws Of Life. Those Who Understand More Of Them And Understand Them Well Know How To Interact With The World More Effectively Than Those Who Know Fewer Of Them Or Know Them Less Well.

I Learned That Everyone Makes Mistakes And Has Weaknesses And That One Of The Most Important Things That Differentiates People Is Their Approach To Handling Them. I Learned That There Is An Incredible Beauty To Mistakes, Because Embedded In Each Mistake Is A Puzzle, And A Gem That I Could Get If I Solved It, I.e. A Principle That I Could Use To Reduce My Mistakes In The Future.

Do Not Feel Bad About Your Mistakes Or Those Of Others. Love Them! Remember That One: They Are To Be Expected; Two: They're The First And Most Essential Part Of The Learning Process; And Three: Feeling Bad About Them Will Prevent You From Getting Better.

Life Is Like A Game Where You Seek To Overcome The Obstacles That Stand In The Way Of Achieving Your Goals. You Get Better At This Game Through Practice. The Game Consists Of A Series Of Choices That Have Consequences. You Can't Stop The Problems And Choices From Coming At You, So It's Better To Learn How To Deal With Them.

When There Is Pain, The Animal Instinct Is 'fight Or Flight' (i.e., To Either Strike Back Or Run Away) - Reflect Instead. When You Can Calm Yourself Down, Thinking About The Dilemma That Is Causing You Pain Will Bring You To A Higher Level And Enlighten You, Leading To Progress.