Even Einstein Failed His Way To Success
Reading Isaacson's Einstein: His Life and Universe and found a great quote:
When shown his office, he was asked what equipment he might need. "A desk or table, a chair, paper and pencils," he replied. "Oh yes, and a large wastebasket, so I can throw away all my mistakes." -- p. 426
It seems that Einstein, one of the greatest scientific minds of all time, knew that it was necessary to fail your way to success. If all of the greatest achievers accomplished what they accomplished by constantly failing until they finally succeeded, why do we teach our children that failure is bad? Why do most bosses only accept one failure on the job?
Failure is only bad if it's final. In the immortal words of Clebe McCleary,
FIDO -- Forget It and Drive On
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