{"id":4164,"date":"2011-07-22T23:32:30","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T06:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bspcn.com\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2011-07-22T23:35:20","modified_gmt":"2011-07-23T06:35:20","slug":"9-reasons-why-failure-is-not-fatal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2011\/07\/22\/9-reasons-why-failure-is-not-fatal\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Reasons Why Failure Is Not Fatal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Illustration: Oscar Ramos Orozco<\/p>\n

Failure. Fear of it is universal, experiencing it is inevitable, and running from it is dependably routine. As a culture we can\u2019t seem to shake the negativity of the term – even though most success stories have a shared foundation in some kind of accidental realization, wrong-footed first attempt, or outright error. Here, we pool our favorite videos and articles on the subject as a gentle reminder that our only real failure is to live life without it.1. Kathryn Schulz: On Being Wrong<\/strong><\/a>
\n This brief TED talk by \u201cWrongologist\u201d and author Kathryn Schulz cleverly covers the inescapable error of the human mind – and the beautiful results of its imperfection.<\/p>\n

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2. Sir James Dyson: Failure Doesn\u2019t Suck<\/strong><\/a>
\n The US\u2019s bestselling vacuum isn\u2019t just a perfect example of rethinking the norm, it\u2019s the happy result of failure \u2013 5,126 of them. The relentless inventor behind the company comes clean in\u00a0this interview<\/a>, attributing his comfy relationship with getting it wrong to finally getting it right.<\/p>\n

You once described the inventor’s life as “one of failure.” How so?<\/strong>
\n I made 5,127 prototypes of my vacuum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one. That’s how I came up with a solution. So I don’t mind failure. I’ve always thought that schoolchildren should be marked by the number of failures they’ve had. The child who tries strange things and experiences lots of failures to get there is probably more creative.<\/p>\n

Not all failures lead to solutions, though. How do you fail constructively?<\/strong>
\n We’re taught to do things the right way. But if you want to discover something that other people haven’t, you need to do things the wrong way. Initiate a failure by doing something that’s very silly, unthinkable, naughty, dangerous. Watching why that fails can take you on a completely different path. It’s exciting, actually. To me, solving problems is a bit like a drug. You’re on it, and you can’t get off. I spent seven years on our washing machine [which has two drums, instead of one].<\/p>\n

3. Paulo Coelho: On the Fear of Failure<\/strong><\/a>
\n Brazilian lyricist and novelist Paulo Coehlo shares his personal views on confidence in the face of critical response. This comes from a\u00a0series<\/a>\u00a0of awesome videos on failure from\u00a0Berghs’ Exhibition 2011<\/a>. We highly recommend the watching the lot of them.<\/p>\n

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