This is mostly on the parents. Children should and must be allowed to fail. In fact, failure is the default outcome most of the time. I wish I had learned in

This is mostly on the parents. Children should and must be allowed to fail. In fact, failure is the default outcome most of the time. I wish I had learned in childhood that doing my best was enough. Not being the best, just doing my best. But no, this is a lesson I learned from sim racing, as an adult, during the COVID-19 quarantine, as there was not much else to do. What did I learn from sim racing: — If I make a mistake, and I keep thinking about that mistake, I will just make more mistakes. Mental recovery, and not punishing myself, is a must. I must go back to mental clarity as fast as possible, to avoid making another mistake. — Sometimes, doing my best is not enough. It can even be worthless. Other people make mistakes and that will ruin your race. In a long season, this can be offset by consistently good results. “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.” — Jan Luc Picard — I should not respect this driver because he has a famous last name or so. But I must respect that he did 600 laps preparing for the race. And my respect should be that I also practice as much. Preparation is important, we can't just go to a new track and expect to win. The winner is usually the best combination of general experience and event preparation. — Nothing feels better than a victory that's hard-earned, against a talented group. Easy victories just feel cheap in comparison.