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May 30, 2008
further thoughts on failure
If you can't always recognize success, you can recognize failure. If you have a passion, sadly, failure sticks out a mile as you try to achieve your goal. You have to accept that failure is part of the creative process and yet be ruthless when you encounter it. Expunge anything that isn't working.
"If you're not failing a lot of the time you're not creating a situation where you can get super lucky"
Ira Glass, producer and presenter of American public radio show This American Life.
Posted by john at May 30, 2008 11:37 PM
Comments
People who never try anything never fail, of course. And I think one of the failings of this country is that we're quick to criticise anyone who does try anything - - rather than praising them for making the effort in the first place!
Posted by: daphne@franks.org.uk at May 31, 2008 11:31 AM
.......Ha very true just what I encountered this very morning !
Posted by: paula at May 31, 2008 11:57 AM