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What if life had a CTRL+Z button? In creative software, undo is our greatest safety net, a way to erase mistakes instantly. But when we carry that mindset into real life, it leaves us stuck in loops of perfectionism, fear, and unfinished projects.
In this minisode, we explore the hidden psychology of “CTRL+Z culture”, why infinite retries make us less resilient, what brain science says about the value of mistakes, and how shifting from erasure to iteration can set us free.
By Esther MichaelWhat if life had a CTRL+Z button? In creative software, undo is our greatest safety net, a way to erase mistakes instantly. But when we carry that mindset into real life, it leaves us stuck in loops of perfectionism, fear, and unfinished projects.
In this minisode, we explore the hidden psychology of “CTRL+Z culture”, why infinite retries make us less resilient, what brain science says about the value of mistakes, and how shifting from erasure to iteration can set us free.