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Illustration: An origami paper crane made from a crumpled piece of paper, sitting on a desk beside a lamp and a stack of books, warm light.

Mistakes

Every mistake has a lesson folded inside it.

Mistakes feel like crumpled paper. Ruined. Useless. Something to throw away.

But look closer. Inside almost every mistake is something useful: a warning, a boundary, a truth about ourselves we didn't want to see.

With a bit of patience, crumpled paper can become a crane.

Unfold the mistake. Find the lesson. Fold it into something that flies.