Sometimes you try to cut corners, and it backfires. The lesson is to not let it get to you because if you do, you fail to learn.
I cut 2 corners at the airport today and they both backfired. I’m out some money and an extra surfboard for the trip but I’m now here writing about it and realizing my gaffe.
So a lesson has been learned: stop cutting corners. Play by the rules (at least the boring ones that make petty people feel important).
That way I can never get snagged on the inconsequential stuff. Better to mess up on my own big errors.