However, most usually those mistakes are remembered, the probability of which can be foreseen, which we tried to avoid but without success. This situation is consistent with the Mohammed Kemal's statement. But in real life, there are many undesirable situations that can be avoided.
Mistakes shall be avoided while trying to do something. I mean, why not to try doing things right from the start? However, once the mistake becomes a fact, then embrace it. It becomes a lesson learned, hopefully. Then, try again and again. Avoid and embrace! Always try!
I would like to add a quote.. “The more successful you are, the more mistakes you will make. People who don’t do anything, don’t make mistakes.” — Robert Anthony
@Kemal: Mostly agree, in the context of my work (development of new polymers or new uses in industrial and consumer applications). In the process of innovation, mistakes are the norm. Competency then is to be able to recognize the mistake and change your mind (keeps the mistake small). Incompetency is to be in denial and further invest time and money in an idea that was a mistake (makes the mistake an expensive, big mistake). One certainly should not set out on purpose to make mistakes of course. But that's distinct from the desired behavior, which is to expect to make mistakes but to be humble enough and not be afraid of the prospect of making many mistakes. That's the shortest path to true success in any field that requires innovation.
I understand that the words "The biggest mistake is trying not to make a mistake" refer to the person's trying to do a new thing. In such a circumstance, timidity in fear of a mistake will hinder the improvement of skills or new findings. In this regard, I agree with these words.
As per my opinion when you are doing new things there may be mistake but you can learn through these mistake, if you're not doing anything then there is no mistake but you can't learn.
Yes, I strongly agree that this is one of the biggest problems in all areas of life. To imagine the person that he is perfect and integrated and can live his life without any error and certainly not wrong is not working and we learn from our mistakes
I'm a little skeptical with my comment on this statement - for two reasons: 1/ As researchers, we have a scientific ethical obligation to do our work correctly and not to be negligent. 2/ Any attempt to deliberately make mistakes makes no sense at all.
Agree with @HeinRetter. That's partly why my reply was "mostly agree". I think @Kemal meant that being afraid of mistakes is the biggest mistake, because I don't think he was advocating careless, thoughtless work. That's how most people interpret it. And in my field of industrial research, interpreted that way, the statement rings true. But as @Georgieva says, that practice is not good in the medical field (the oath = do no harm). So it's not a universally valid statement, even when the question is interpreted as stated above.
In the meantime, I have discovered that through superficial reading I interpreted the question somewhat differently than it was meant to be. But there was no damage, I think. Once more:
The worry of not wanting to make a mistake can in one case lead to mistakes being made, but for another character profile they have no consequences. However, it could also be that the will to avoid mistakes leads to the fact that the number of possible sources of error is actually reduced and is very successful. This probably depends on the personality profile of the respective academic.
As intelligent beings we normally avoid making mistakes in our thinking and acting because they question our success. Therefore the question is not fully understandable.
There are situations, wonderful ones, that are difficult to pass, and you have had the luck or the ability to cope with them.
But there are also situations in which man acts wrongly to the detriment of others or to his own detriment, the consequences of which are death or other serious disadvantages. By this I mean that man can become guilty by his wrong actions, here it would be a mockery to say: The biggest mistake one makes is to think that one must not make mistakes.