https://proszkie.github.io/tags/essay/Recent content in Essay on Piotr ProszowskiHugoenp.proszowski@gmail.com (Piotr Proszowski)p.proszowski@gmail.com (Piotr Proszowski)Sun, 17 Aug 2025 20:44:00 +0100https://proszkie.github.io/posts/failing-is-painful/Sun, 17 Aug 2025 20:44:00 +0100p.proszowski@gmail.com (Piotr Proszowski)https://proszkie.github.io/posts/failing-is-painful/<p>In a previous life, I was learning chess a lot. At the peak of my &ldquo;chess career&rdquo;, I had a great mentor who advised me to analyze every game I played. Why did you play what you played? What were the alternatives? What was your plan? What were the lessons learned?</p> <p><strong>The most valuable games weren’t the victories but the painful defeats.</strong> They were the ones that showed me where I could grow. This simple habit of reflection taught me to see failure not as an ending, but as an investment in the future - a way to make sure I wouldn’t repeat the same mistake twice.</p>