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Failure is not the goal

13 pointsby dnewcomeover 15 years ago

3 comments

patio11over 15 years ago
Failure is just the industrial bi-product of a process designed to converge on success.<p>Actually, that's a cute aphorism but I'm not sure I agree with it, because that would make failure muda and suggest that you can eliminate it profitably. Let's try that again.<p>Failure is a stage of a process designed to converge on success.
diN0botover 15 years ago
the wisdom lies in failing fast on the ideas that turn out to be little, and staying committed to the ideas that turn out to be huge.<p>it's a mucky equation to solve, requiring smarts, luck and instinct. even causality isn't completely clear.
pasbesoinover 15 years ago
Perhaps: "Try often, but try thoroughly."