When we're young, we experiment. We explore the unknown world around us by trying new things and learning from what happens.
If we touch the stove and burn our finger, we learn not to touch the stove again.
If we start walking and fall, we remember what helped us walk and concentrate on that.
When we're young, we fail before learning how to succeed. That's just human nature, right?
A lot of people criticize those who advocate this idea of failing a bunch before succeeding. They think we should concentrate on succeeding, not failing.
I don't think we're concentrating on failing in these situations. I think it's just natural that we fail and learn from our mistakes.
What do you think? Is it natural to fail a lot in order to learn to succeed?
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I think failure holds hands
I think failure holds hands with success. I also agree with you that we're not focusing on failure, but rather, it's natural that we fail and learn from our mistakes. Sometimes, you might reach success without failing and that's great too! It's just the natural progression of life and how we cognitively understand mistakes.
"It's just the natural
"It's just the natural progression of life and how we cognitively understand mistakes."
I love that! Guess I coulda just written that and called it a day :) To me, it makes perfect sense. We're constantly learning from our mistakes and failure, whether we're a toddler or well into our 50s.
Thanks for commenting Grace!
darn! something are my
darn! something are my comment... failure is eminent to success. Like a an airliner which is off course most of the time en route to the ultimate destination. Course corrections are necessary. We all learn from mistakes and failures. More spectacular the flameout, the better the lesson. Thats why most successful people can look adversity in the eye and say "Ha!" and keep reinventing the future over and over again.
"failure is eminent to
"failure is eminent to success."
I think you're 100% right there. We learn by doing, and we're defintiely going to screw up along the way. Thanks for commenting!
@Tim - I am a firm believer
@Tim - I am a firm believer in failing often and failing fast. Failing is inevitable, but if we learn from those mistakes, grow and learn then at some point we're likely going to succeed. That said, I don't think that this should become an excuse for failing. There's no time for excuses, and at some point you do have to start making progress (especially within a workplace, business, etc.)
I think we probably learn the most from our own failures. But I also really love this quote, "People who can learn from other people’s experiences have a leg up. Most people just learn from their own experiences. By understanding others’ mistakes, you yourself can avoid them. This is harder than it sounds, and has something to do with empathy…"
Sound thoughts.
Great point, Ryan. While
Great point, Ryan. While failing is necessary, we shouldn't let it become our constant excuse or crutch. And I love what you said about learning from others' mistakes as well. I think we often overlook those, but they could prove to be just as important as learning from your own mistakes.
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1. Welcome back, man. Hope
1. Welcome back, man. Hope you keep it up.
2. You're spot on. Those who tell stories of failure BEFORE success are simply trying to show those who may be failing now that in time you can succeed. Without these stories, more would probably give up. It encourages and inspires others to keep pushing through their current failings. I see nothing wrong with telling the story of failure if it ultimately results in success.
3. I would like to point out though, that sometimes failure isn't necessary. Sometimes a person strikes it rich on the first dig so to speak. But, those stories are the exception to the rule. Which is why we need stories of failure to success to be passed along - so others won't believe in the improbability that they will succeed on the first attempt. Most of the time, you won't.
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