You’re going to screw up. I’m sorry. But you’re going to. And then you’re going to want to fix it. Sometimes you can, like fixing a major security vulnerability. Sometimes you can’t, like with spoiled work relationships. It’s not usually that hard to tell the difference. What is hard is giving up on the toast you’ve burned but learning how to toast it correctly the next time. If you can’t fix a mistake, sometimes you want to walk away completely. Then you don’t learn and burn the toast again. Or, if you’re trying to learn, you may also believe you can unburn this toast. You can’t. Give up. Cut your losses. And do better next time.