There seem to be various names for it—”XX Education,” “XX Training Camp,” and so on. These are organizational education systems imposed when a mistake is made at work. The impression they leave changes drastically depending on whether they are perceived as “re-education” or as “punishment.”
For instance, if the program consists of “forcing someone to write reflection papers from morning till night for days on end” or “depriving them of the tools necessary for their job,” it is clearly a punishment. To avoid such penalties, a constant psychological pressure is applied, making individuals feel that even a minor slip-up will lead to catastrophe, and they must avoid it at all costs.
Certainly, for an organization, member errors represent a significant part of risk management. However, pushing the entire burden onto the individual is a mistake. It lacks a scientific approach to organizational responsibility.
Consider these scenarios:
A: A train falls behind schedule.
B: The number of defective products at a factory increases.
C: A company’s sales turn negative.
D: A construction project is delayed.
Too often, these are simplistically linked to an individual’s “mental attitude”:
A: “You’re late because you’re soft on yourself.”
B: “Defects happen because you lack focus.”
C: “Sales are down because you aren’t trying hard enough.”
D: “The delay is because you were lazy.”
An organization with a scientific perspective would instead look at the system when mistakes persist:
A: “Was the schedule unrealistic, ignoring the actual conditions?”
B: “Was everyone given sufficient break time?”
C: “Does the product truly meet the customers’ needs?”
D: “Did we account for weather changes and material shortages?”
In a sense:
A: Time is relative.
B: Product quality follows a normal distribution.
C: There is no such thing as an economy that grows forever.
D: A plan is not a certainty.
To deny these facts is a power that belongs only to a god. Humans, by nature, commit errors; we are creatures that learn through our mistakes.
However, there are major mistakes that must never be committed. I wish for a society that is tolerant of small mistakes, so that we may prevent those that are truly irreversible.
Today, I saw news marking 21 years since an irreversible catastrophe—one likely born from the fear of punishment and the desperate desire to avoid a minor error. We must not let such events fade with the passage of time.
May 15, 2026 @nortan
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