If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original." by Sir Ken Robinson.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original." by Sir Ken Robinson.

The quote "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original" is often attributed to Sir Ken Robinson, a British author, speaker, and international advisor on education. Sir Ken Robinson was known for his views on creativity and education, emphasizing the need for a more creative and personalized approach to learning.

The quote suggests that a willingness to take risks, make mistakes, and be open to the possibility of being wrong is essential for fostering creativity and originality. It encourages individuals to embrace uncertainty and not fear failure, as it is through experimentation and learning from mistakes that truly innovative ideas can emerge.

​Even when I draw or teach someone else, I find myself afraid of making a mistake or being wrong, even though the canvas is not a Math test paper with right or wrong answers. Why are we afraid of making mistakes? Why do we have shame about not being able to do something or failing? Why are you afraid to try something? If someone has the mental immunity and tolerance to overcome these mistakes or failures, that person can certainly be called a successful person. This means that it is difficult to admit one's shortcomings and enjoy being wrong and making mistakes.

We seem to be too strict about mistakes. I often experience students looking at me with great anxiety when paint splatters or a strong line stains an otherwise beautiful painting. In such cases, I say this. “It’s okay to be wrong. Mistakes create more artistic expressions.” That’s why I encourage my students to make mistakes often. Mistakes, failures, and being wrong create a spirit of experimentation, so the more you try, the more really good things come out.

Although we may always want to succeed, win awards, stand out, be famous, and receive praise, it turns out that these things only make up a tiny percentage of our lives. And the rest are primarily complete failures. Instead, accepting these failures positively and developing mental immunity is more critical. And the most important thing is to love something and enjoy it so much that you don't even notice failure. When you reach that point, you realize that even other people's praise or recognition no longer matters. This is because you are already receiving a considerable reward from your heart. The prize is from yourself.

In fact, if you know it, admitting that you are the best is more difficult than anything else in the world. Because he knows himself very well. One's inner thoughts, background, experiences, weaknesses, and strengths...the person who knows all of these intimately is 'oneself'. Therefore, when I try to accept myself, I immediately become tolerant of my mistakes. You will have the courage and passion to take on many challenges.

There is no need to become great or famous to have this kind of courage and passion. If you become famous, it would be a good thing because it will be a reward, but if you achieve it by lying and not being able to acknowledge yourself, you will never get great joy. It will be nothing more than a mirage. Therefore, we realize what a precious gift it is to have courage and passion.

Even today, you may be upset by failures, mistakes, and mistakes. Whenever that happens, think about how without this, you will live in boredom without new challenges or passion.
Take out the canvas again and boldly create a large dot. And look at it and say: “It’s okay. This point looks like a big universe!”

I think perhaps our life is a process through which art realizes the principles of the universe.