 In general, it takes about four good things to overcome one bad thing. Now, that's a rule of thumb. It doesn't apply to every kind of thing. But it's a good thing to keep in mind in evaluating the impact of your actions, in evaluating how you're doing in your life. You know, that if you're late for one meeting, you don't make up for it by showing up early the next time. So let's say that someone that, you know, works for me does something really stupid, makes a bad mistake.