Hadar Shemesh explains why you shouldn't worry about what others think of your mistakes. Most people are too focused on themselves to judge you, and the few critics aren't worth your energy. Focus instead on what you control: your thoughts and how you show up.
They don't care about your mistakes. When you only focus on your mistakes, you put the spotlight on yourself and you think that everyone pays close attention to every single word that you say. The truth is, people are usually very self involved. They are concerned about their own thoughts, how they are perceived, and they don't try to look for every single mistake that you might be making. And even if they do detect a mistake, usually people focus on the content and connection rather than trying to pick your English and grade you in their heads. Even though you're probably doing it, they are probably not doing it. I'm not saying that there aren't people who might be critical of your mistakes. There are some people who are the grammar police and they will pick every single imperfection that they might see in you, but they might do it anyway. They might have thoughts about your voice or about how you dress. It's not just about your grammar. And these people, I wouldn't be bothered with even spending time and energy on what they think about me. You only have control over what you think and how you show up.
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