🔗 감정 회복 루틴 gpt 바로가기Why do we feel so afraid and doubtful when starting something new? This article introduces the philosophy that "failure is part of the process" and how to create a recovery routine for those challenging unfamiliar paths like development, entrepreneurship, or study. Discover a mindset that turns failure into opportunity and build your own recovery strategy together.
🌱 1. It's perfectly normal to fear the beginning
Why does starting something new feel so daunting and complicated? Facing
unfamiliar paths like development, entrepreneurship, or studying, these thoughts often surface
: "Can I really pull this off?" "What if I start
this and fail?" "Is this choice I'm making
even the right one?"
When trying something new, it's perfectly natural to feel excitement mixed with anxiety, tension, and self-doubt.
Especially in unfamiliar fields, you might experience an emotional rollercoaster—shaken confidence, confusion, and
even frustration. Those feelings that make you wonder, "Am I the only one?" are actually part of a process most people go through.
But this is a "natural flow." In
fact, if you don't feel these emotions, you might not have truly started yet.
But here's the crucial point: feeling
these emotions is proof that you're genuinely challenging yourself with something new right now.
If you feel no emotional waves at all, that might actually mean you haven't truly started.
🧩. Failure is natural. It's your first time.
None of us are good at things from the very start.
At first, nobody knows.
Failure is natural. Because it's the first time. You fail because you don't know, and failing makes you learn again.
Failure isn't a mistake.
It's more like a friendly system message saying, "You're currently learning." Just
like how the first few attempts in a game's tutorial are deliberately designed for you to fail, life is structured around that same process.
Failure isn't wrong; it's a friendly signal telling you, "I'm learning."
I was the same. When I first started studying development, I was bursting with enthusiasm.
I wrote code line by line, convinced, "I
can do this!" But soon, errors poured out, unfamiliar terms appeared everywhere,
I couldn't understand anything, problems grew more complex, and eventually, frustration washed over me daily.
Then one day, it suddenly hit me:
"Ah, I'm failing because I don't know yet, and this is all part of the learning process."
"It's not that I'm lacking; I'm just still learning."
This realization alone made my heart feel much lighter. And from that moment on, rather than fearing failure, I began to accept it as, "Ah, this is just a section I haven't learned yet."
In other words, failure isn't bad; it's a 'process'.
Furthermore, you must create the process of getting back up after this failure yourself. That's exactly what a "recovery routine" is.
You can fail. But those who have a routine ready to recover themselves from that point can restart much faster and more solidly.
You, too, needn't fear failure. Because it's not a 'wrong outcome' but simply a 'process in progress'. The emotions, confusion, and mental
breakdown you feel right now are all okay.
You are learning.
And this learning will undoubtedly take you to a better place.
🧘 3. A cluttered mind needs a recovery routine
Honestly, for the past three months, I've been planning and developing for about 12 hours a day.
When I first started
learning development, I began with pure passion and a "I can do this!" mindset, but reality was different.
What kept coming back was
- Endless code errors
- Complex concepts I couldn't grasp
- technical terms I'd never heard before
Hitting these three walls left me mentally drained every day. Day after day, I hit a wall, felt overwhelmed, and ended up asking myself:
My mind grew cluttered, and I started questioning, "Why am I even doing this?"
What saved me then was "my own recovery routine."
My personal recovery routine involved reading a declaration statement imbued with my own philosophy—once in the morning and once in the evening. In my personal
life, I wrote a declaration stating, "Just as I failed, I will create a service to help someone else recover."
Reading this declaration each time allowed me to recalibrate my inner compass—remembering why I started and where I was headed.
🚫 4. What's truly scary isn't 'failure' but 'not starting' No one isn't afraid of failure.
I was, and countless others are too.
At first, everyone thinks like this:
"What if it doesn't work out this time?" "What if I start something only
to fail again…"
I too experienced multiple business failures.
At first, I challenged myself thinking, 'This time, I'll really do it right,' but
when it came to actually executing, memories of failure flooded my mind.
Once, twice… As I hesitated
like that, a month had slipped by before I knew it. I had prepared something
, but in the end, I hadn't actually started anything, and
time just kept passing.
Then one day, I spoke
these words to myself:
"Yeah, I might fail again.
But at least this time, I can try to change something."
That's when it started
.Once I accepted the premise that "failure is inevitable,"
the next question arose.
"So, what can I learn from this failure, and what can I do differently?"
Just this one question gradually
lightened the heavy weight on my heart, reducing the burden to a
manageable level where action became possible.
That's when small successes started to accumulate.
Of course, it still wasn't perfect, but today's me was one step forward
compared to yesterday's me who did absolutely nothing.
When you think about it, failure is often beyond our control.
Market conditions, timing, luck, people… No matter
how well I prepare, there are always elements that can lead to failure.
But there's one thing that's solely my choice:
whether to start or not.
The moment we choose not to start,
we've already opted for 'stagnation' rather than 'failure'.
The most precious time in your life is **
"the time you wasted doing nothing because you hesitated."**
That time hurts more than failure, and
the regret lingers deeper.
So, start small. It's okay
if it's imperfect, lacking, or clumsy.
Only those who start learn, only those
who learn dare to try again, and
only those who dare ultimately prevail.
And then one day, that thing
that seemed impossible…
"Huh? It works?"
…creates that moment.
That small beginning of change ultimately stems from **'the
courage to choose to start'**.
📈 5. The learning curve is a sign of growth.
Just when you start to feel a little more comfortable, there comes a day when everything suddenly feels unfamiliar and complicated. Things you thought you understood
start to get confusing, and the stride you were confidently running with feels like it's come to a halt.
- Knowledge becomes jumbled and tangled,
- your mind feels completely blocked, leaving you breathless,
- and you find yourself wandering, having lost your sense of direction.
And then, at some point, this thought crosses your mind:
"Is this the right path?" "
Does what I'm doing even matter?"
At times like this, most people doubt themselves, blame their lack of skill, and give up.
But I want to tell you this:
"Right now, you're right in the middle of the learning curve—the curve of growth."
The learning curve isn't just a simple curve. It's a time of confusion, a time of realignment
, a precursor to deep insight—a phase we must go through to truly master and internalize something.
I've been through that phase many times myself.
At first, things gradually become familiar, but then one day, suddenly, everything feels like it's about to explode with complexity.
You thought you understood the code, but it stopped working; you thought the plan was finalized, but you hesitated again; you thought your thoughts were organized, but they became more chaotic…
"What the hell am I even doing?" "Have I regressed compared to yesterday
?"
These thoughts filled my head. At times like that, I felt pathetic
and sometimes even hated myself for starting anything at all.
But as I passed through this phase, I realized one thing: Growth isn't a straight line, but a series of curves.
The learning curve is structured to gradually climb higher by repeatedly going up and down.
In other words, it becomes familiar → then feels unfamiliar again → new insights emerge. This cycle repeats, making it truly my own.
And how you navigate this chaotic phase is truly crucial. Whenever that
happened, I didn't force myself to endure; I paused for a moment.
- I'd close my eyes and take a nap,
- I'd step outside into the sunlight for a walk,
- stretch my body fully,
- or put on music and sway to the rhythm.
These are very small actions, but surprisingly, during that time, something slowly sorted itself out in my mind.
Psychology calls this phenomenon
"Cognitive Harmony."
It's the process where, the moment consciousness pauses, the unconscious mind takes over and organizes things for me.
After a little while passes,
it becomes clear again. Things that seemed utterly impossible to untangle suddenly start connecting, and a broader picture begins to come into view.
And after repeating that process many times, I finally understood the "language" of that subject and became someone who could digest it at my own pace.
The learning curve is uncomfortable and confusing, but as we cross that curve several times, we gradually change.
Six months, a year, three years… If you persevere
through that stretch without giving up, what once felt overwhelming to you might become something others seek to learn, and you yourself could end up being the 'expert' in that field.
The learning curve is
not a "reason it won't work," but a "sign it will soon."
If you feel disoriented on that curve, you are undoubtedly growing right now.
So don't waste this moment; take a short break, but don't stop.
You're already on your way to the top of the curve.
🚀 6. Failure → Analysis → Retry = A routine stronger than genius
Elon Musk's SpaceX started later than NASA but has far surpassed it in technological capability.
Why?
Because they rapidly and consistently repeated the routine
: "Failure → Cause Analysis → Reattempt."
They didn't avoid failure; they shortened their learning
cycle through failure.
By rapidly repeating the developer process of "experimentation followed by analysis," they drastically shortened the learning cycle time for team members involved in the business.
Launch → Explode → Analyze → Launch again. Through
this repetition, they ultimately increased their success probability.
📌 In summary: Failure is your practice ground
Failure isn't a sign of incompetence; it's a signal that your skills are 'still building'.
📌 If you're failing now, you're 'in the process of learning'. Keep going
just a little further.
And remember:
"Only those who aren't afraid of failure ultimately succeed." Even if things don't go well at first, those who aren't afraid of failure are the ones who ultimately succeed.
- Failure isn't something to be ashamed of—I'm learning right now.
- My declaration will lift me up again.
- The learning curve is the heart of growth. It's okay to take a break.
- The real fear is me not starting anything at all.
🍊 Start putting it into action today: Create your own emotional recovery routine
"How's your mental health holding up today?"
Our emotions ebb and flow every day.
But with just a small routine to record and recover from those waves,
life becomes much more resilient and predictable.
Starting now, create your *"personal emotional recovery routine"* step by step. Just 5 minutes
a day is enough.
✅ Routine Examples & Recommended Tools
| Routine | Example | Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration Routine | Daily Morning Reading | Notion, Google Keep |
| Failure Log Routine | 3 Lines on What I Learned Today | Emotional Journal App |
| Recovery Routine | Walking·Stretching·Music | YouTube, Movement App |
| Shared Routine | "Today I failed at this…" | Blog, Community, SNS |
💡 Ready to start right now?
If you want to organize your own emotional routine with AI, try the custom assistant
prepared by GPT. It's the
easiest way to record your emotions and design a recovery routine.
🔗 감정 회복 루틴 gpt 바로가기🎁 We recommend the Emotional Recovery Routine GPT for people like this
- Those whose emotions take a backseat to busy days
- Those who feel crushed daily yet manage to get back up
- Those wanting to establish even a small routine
- Those who want to understand themselves better
Emotions aren't something to control, but to care for. Starting today, try building the habit of checking in with your emotions a little each day.
"Right now is the starting point for your routine."
