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What would you do if you knew you *would* fail?

April 10th, 2008 · 18 Comments

There’s a motivational question people ask: What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? It’s a good question for getting over the hurdle of fear of failure.
For me, it can kick me into action. Once I’m in action, though, my immediate instinct is to do what makes the most sense to reach [...]

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How does the concept of failure serve you?

April 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments

In a rather extensive twitter thread, we’ve been discussing how “failure” serves us. The consensus seems to be: failure is a good thing if we learn from it. So if it’s a good thing, why do we fear it? (Since after all, we can always elect to learn from it.)

@candees: we’re afraid of others’ perceptions [...]

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