Being Wrong Kathryn Schulz Summary

Why We Should Embrace Error Mistakes are like the cells in your body; they come in all different shapes and sizes. Some serve different functions, and some can go rogue and cause massive issues. But mistakes, like cells, make up who you are, and they are with you from birth until death. A few months ago, this was not how I viewed errors. In fact, how I viewed them was quite the opposite. I avoided errors like the plague. Why should I have welcomed them with open arms? All they cause is trouble, right? In the world of Being Wrong, that statement is false. After reading Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz, I realized that errors are certainly beneficial. While some people only see the negative effects of errors, I learned to look at the positive sides of errors. Through looking at the positive sides of errors, I discovered three things. First, errors should be used as great learning opportunities. Second, errors spark maturation and help us grow and develop. Finally, errors are inevitable, and
At the beginning of the semester, I wrote an essay titled Adjusting the Legal Ages of Alcohol Consumption and Driving. This essay was about how I thought the legal drinking age should be lowered and the driving age should be raised. My main argument was that allowing people to drink earlier in life before they get behind the wheel would allow them to see how alcohol affects them. I thought that this would lead to less drunk-driving accidents, since they would be more educated about the effects of alcohol. In the short paper following this essay, I was to search for evidence that counters my beliefs. What I found out was that I was wrong. The current ages - 16 for driving with a permit and 21 for drinking - in fact lowered the amount of drunk driving ever since they were adjusted. This was the moment that I learned to look at both sides of arguments, because there is always a chance that I could be