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This is a fair point, but I simply want to point out that was half the reason I suggested it. Learning how to fail :)
I very much understand the mental aspect here though, so that's a tough one and my advice is not for everyone. I will say that at some point in your career you will fail though - or you aren't pushing yourself very hard. I believe this was one of the harder things I had to "train" myself to deal with; the mental load of failing at something and how to recover.
If you're not in a mental space to make that experience a positive for you? Absolutely skip it.
This is a fair point, but I simply want to point out that was half the reason I suggested it. Learning how to fail :)
I very much understand the mental aspect here though, so that's a tough one and my advice is not for everyone. I will say that at some point in your career you will fail though - or you aren't pushing yourself very hard. I believe this was one of the harder things I had to "train" myself to deal with; the mental load of failing at something and how to recover.
If you're not in a mental space to make that experience a positive for you? Absolutely skip it.