Pointing Out Spelling Errors
Do people naturally find it easier to look to find flaws more so than putting efforts in trying to understand something deeper? Is this biologically wired into us?
I don’t know the answers to these questions, but I wonder about them whenever I ask for input on something and receive the following:
“This is spelled wrong.”
“You used that punctuation wrong.”
“The sentence doesn’t have a comma to break it up properly.”
To me, these are all superficial things. They’re great to know. Details are key, and a misplaced comma or spelling of a word might make me to sound like a fool.
However, I’m of the opinion that there will always be people that can spell check for you. They are in abundance.
What’s lacking are those that try to grasp the deeper understanding. Where the first thing they offer you is thoughts, stories, or constructive debate about the proposed idea. Not, how to properly spell “their.”
We need more individuals to think differently. To not just think outside of the box, but to make new boxes all together. Come up with more ideas. Write down 10 ideas every day. You will notice how much more creative you become, and how much more enjoyable life is. Everything becomes new again.
This comes from something a fun exercise I learned about awhile ago, although I can’t remember the source:
The person said that they like to add a question mark at the end of every sentence, where otherwise it would be read as a factual statement, or as a firm opinion.
“I love to write.” — “I love to write?”
“Eating well makes me feel good.” — “Eating well makes me feel good?”
You become more curious. You figure out the why and the purpose behind things. You question your own choices. It’s pretty funny sometimes, and I urge you to not do this out loud. Or else you might annoy the living hell out of someone. Or maybe that’s the point. Then go at it.
Anyways, we all make mistakes — some more costly than others. Spelling errors shouldn’t be the first thing we jump to correct.
This is just a gentle reminder of human nature.
This is just a gentle reminder of human nature?
