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ay from the binge-worthy show.</p><h2 id="62ca">Be compassionate and support others</h2><p id="0461">Accidents happen. Custard tarts have gone flying on the floor and glass jars have shattered in the heat. One aspect I find most remarkable about the show is that on rare occasions a contestant or two will finish their creation before the timer runs out. When that happens, the early finishers offer to help those contestants who are struggling to finish on time. It’s a far cry from some other cutthroat competitive shows where everyone is out for themselves.</p><p id="129d">In the heat of competition, the bakers remember that everyone is there to improve their skills and have fun. They show compassion towards one another and offer their support when they can. It’s a lesson that everyone should take to heart.</p><p id="a854">We never know what someone else is going through. Perhaps the barista who messed up your coffee order just went through a terrible breakup. Maybe the coworker who snapped rudely is stressed due to financial difficulties. People tend to take everything personally, as if the world revolves around them. Rather than be quick to anger or complain, we should exercise more compassion toward our fellow human beings. Everyone has an off day or week and could use a little patience and compassion from others.</p><h2 id="8364">Make friends by doing what you love</h2><p id="181a">Some of the seasons show post-competition scenes. Many of the bakers on the show become friends who eat dinner or take vacations together. Through their shared experience on GBBS, these complete strangers have made lifelong relationships.</p><p id="e682">One of the best ways to make friends is by doing what you love. When you do things that you enjoy — whether that be painting or yoga classes, playing online video games, or going out to the bar after work — it’s easier to connect with others because you already have common ground.</p><h2 id="8d24">If you stumble, keep moving forward</h2><p id="3477">In the middle of each episode, competitors must complete a Technical Challenge. While the bakers get to practice their Signature and Showstopper each week, none of them know what they will be tas

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ked with creating for the Technical. This is where almost all the bakers struggle the most. However, no matter how poorly the baked creation turns out, each baker puts their best foot forward and continues on to the final Showstopper challenge. In fact, some bakers have received the worst criticism during the technical challenge and the highest praise for the Showstopper in a single episode.</p><p id="7cdc">We all have setbacks. Life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us, pushing us down and making things difficult. But whenever you stumble, just keep pushing forward whether by an inch or a mile. Good circles back around to those who keep striving toward their goals.</p><h2 id="1aa5">Receive constructive criticism with grace</h2><p id="aa9c">“Tastes like rubber,” “looks a mess,” and “it’s not edible” are discouraging words to hear when you’ve just spent hours baking. Yet the judges have doled out these and other harsh words on the show. While it stings, the bakers accept the criticism and use it in the challenges and weeks that follow to improve upon their skills.</p><p id="88f5">There’s always room for self improvement. Even the Star Baker each week has bad days where nothing seems to go right. Learning to accept constructive criticism is one of life’s hardest lessons because as emotional creatures, we tend to take anything negative about ourselves personally. But not all criticism is a personal attack. Some people genuinely want to help us see our faults and offer suggestions for improvement. If we listen and adjust rather than get upset, we can improve our skills or ourselves and become better than we were.</p><p id="2e3f">Who knew watching people bake could be so uplifting? To recap, some of the best takeaways from the show are:</p><ol><li>Be compassionate toward others</li><li>Make friends by doing what you love</li><li>When life brings you down, just keep going</li><li>Try not to take everything personally</li></ol><p id="be19">If you haven’t seen the <i>Great British Baking Show</i> and enjoy baking at all, I recommend watching it. If nothing else, the mouthwatering masterpieces can give you ideas for your next experiment in the kitchen.</p></article></body>

4 Life Lessons from ‘The Great British Baking Show’ on Netflix

More television shows should be this wholesome.

Television offers a variety of competition shows. From the best chef to the world’s most amazing tattoo artist, the competition show industry has something for almost everyone to enjoy. I recently binge-watched The Great British Baking Show (GBBS) on Netflix and found it to be one of the most wholesome competition shows I have ever seen.

For those unfamiliar with the show, GBBS invites contestants to compete in the baking tent. Each week centers on a theme such as bread, pastry, dessert, or other goodies so the bakers can showcase a variety of baking skills. There are three rounds each episode — an original creation, a technical challenge, and a showstopper ending. Bakers and food critics Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry or Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith (depending on which season you watch) judge each round and determine how well each candidate performed throughout the three challenges. At the end of each episode, one contestant is named Star Baker and another contestant is eliminated.

The Great British Baking Show offers more than just delicious looking bakes. Food judges Paul Hollywood, Mary Berry, and Prue Leith offer constructive criticism to the show’s competitors, and the bakers can carry the lessons that they learn into other aspects of their lives. Unlike other shows, GBBS creates an atmosphere of camaraderie among the candidates competing for the top spot. The competitors often become friends and keep in touch with one another long after the season ends.

Here are some lessons everyone can take away from the binge-worthy show.

Be compassionate and support others

Accidents happen. Custard tarts have gone flying on the floor and glass jars have shattered in the heat. One aspect I find most remarkable about the show is that on rare occasions a contestant or two will finish their creation before the timer runs out. When that happens, the early finishers offer to help those contestants who are struggling to finish on time. It’s a far cry from some other cutthroat competitive shows where everyone is out for themselves.

In the heat of competition, the bakers remember that everyone is there to improve their skills and have fun. They show compassion towards one another and offer their support when they can. It’s a lesson that everyone should take to heart.

We never know what someone else is going through. Perhaps the barista who messed up your coffee order just went through a terrible breakup. Maybe the coworker who snapped rudely is stressed due to financial difficulties. People tend to take everything personally, as if the world revolves around them. Rather than be quick to anger or complain, we should exercise more compassion toward our fellow human beings. Everyone has an off day or week and could use a little patience and compassion from others.

Make friends by doing what you love

Some of the seasons show post-competition scenes. Many of the bakers on the show become friends who eat dinner or take vacations together. Through their shared experience on GBBS, these complete strangers have made lifelong relationships.

One of the best ways to make friends is by doing what you love. When you do things that you enjoy — whether that be painting or yoga classes, playing online video games, or going out to the bar after work — it’s easier to connect with others because you already have common ground.

If you stumble, keep moving forward

In the middle of each episode, competitors must complete a Technical Challenge. While the bakers get to practice their Signature and Showstopper each week, none of them know what they will be tasked with creating for the Technical. This is where almost all the bakers struggle the most. However, no matter how poorly the baked creation turns out, each baker puts their best foot forward and continues on to the final Showstopper challenge. In fact, some bakers have received the worst criticism during the technical challenge and the highest praise for the Showstopper in a single episode.

We all have setbacks. Life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us, pushing us down and making things difficult. But whenever you stumble, just keep pushing forward whether by an inch or a mile. Good circles back around to those who keep striving toward their goals.

Receive constructive criticism with grace

“Tastes like rubber,” “looks a mess,” and “it’s not edible” are discouraging words to hear when you’ve just spent hours baking. Yet the judges have doled out these and other harsh words on the show. While it stings, the bakers accept the criticism and use it in the challenges and weeks that follow to improve upon their skills.

There’s always room for self improvement. Even the Star Baker each week has bad days where nothing seems to go right. Learning to accept constructive criticism is one of life’s hardest lessons because as emotional creatures, we tend to take anything negative about ourselves personally. But not all criticism is a personal attack. Some people genuinely want to help us see our faults and offer suggestions for improvement. If we listen and adjust rather than get upset, we can improve our skills or ourselves and become better than we were.

Who knew watching people bake could be so uplifting? To recap, some of the best takeaways from the show are:

Be compassionate toward others
Make friends by doing what you love
When life brings you down, just keep going
Try not to take everything personally

If you haven’t seen the Great British Baking Show and enjoy baking at all, I recommend watching it. If nothing else, the mouthwatering masterpieces can give you ideas for your next experiment in the kitchen.