I've worked hard on not wigging out so much when finding a typo(s) in my work. My immediate reaction is what will people think . . . of me as a writer? As making mistakes is a bad reflection on me. So I say to not be hard on oneself. Accept with humor. And move on . . .
I loved this. I'm a recovering perfectionist, I now often have mulligan stew, and afterwords I eat my humble pie, while allowing myself an extra large dollop of grace.
(Also now giving myself points for the run-on sentence.)
Another great relatable read. When my typos are pointed out, I usually say my editor was out that day. My first reaction is how could I make such a mistake. Maybe my comment about the make believe editor is me not wanting to deal with that I MADE A MISTAKE.
I read "wong" as "wrong"! And I do it all the time in my own work which is why I have 3 other people proof my stuff. Typos still get through but I have to shrug. Been dealing with it for decades producing brochures and catalogs. I once produced 7 catalogs a year and got a memo from a higher up saying there would be zero tolerance for typos. I thought that was rich considering it came from one of about 20 people on the "proofing" list! I ignored the memo.
This makes me smile. Having been a court reporter for the better part of 20 years, a transcript free from typos was drilled into me, so when I do make a typo on my Substack, I also have a hard time getting over it. I actually just yesterday in my Friday post had a sentence repeated twice. I have great readers, and one of them alerted me right away which I totally appreciated. I had an issue on the site getting it corrected, and I was sweating it. But in the end, I felt much like you write about here. I am not my typos, and I have to allow for the fact that I am fallible. Thanks for sharing this!
I've worked hard on not wigging out so much when finding a typo(s) in my work. My immediate reaction is what will people think . . . of me as a writer? As making mistakes is a bad reflection on me. So I say to not be hard on oneself. Accept with humor. And move on . . .
I loved this. I'm a recovering perfectionist, I now often have mulligan stew, and afterwords I eat my humble pie, while allowing myself an extra large dollop of grace.
(Also now giving myself points for the run-on sentence.)
Another great relatable read. When my typos are pointed out, I usually say my editor was out that day. My first reaction is how could I make such a mistake. Maybe my comment about the make believe editor is me not wanting to deal with that I MADE A MISTAKE.
And for the record, I love seeing your typos! It's a grace thing...makes you more human. ☮️
This. So much this. Ty Dave. ☮️ "There’s magic in the mistake...(it) can be a path to accepting our vulnerability...(and) a richer existence."
Excellent! How well I relate!
I read "wong" as "wrong"! And I do it all the time in my own work which is why I have 3 other people proof my stuff. Typos still get through but I have to shrug. Been dealing with it for decades producing brochures and catalogs. I once produced 7 catalogs a year and got a memo from a higher up saying there would be zero tolerance for typos. I thought that was rich considering it came from one of about 20 people on the "proofing" list! I ignored the memo.
This makes me smile. Having been a court reporter for the better part of 20 years, a transcript free from typos was drilled into me, so when I do make a typo on my Substack, I also have a hard time getting over it. I actually just yesterday in my Friday post had a sentence repeated twice. I have great readers, and one of them alerted me right away which I totally appreciated. I had an issue on the site getting it corrected, and I was sweating it. But in the end, I felt much like you write about here. I am not my typos, and I have to allow for the fact that I am fallible. Thanks for sharing this!