Hi @chbartist,
Thank you for the encouraging post. It reminds me of a quote often attributed to Thomas Edison, the inventor of the lightbulb. He reported he tried 10,000 prototypes before finding the right filament for the electric lightbulb. When asked how did it feel to fail 10,000 times he is reported to have replied: I have not failed 10,000 times, I have found 10,000 ways that don’t work. He said “found” as in discovered, a more positive verb then failed. While this seems like semantics, to me it’s attitude and outlook.
It reminds me that when we try to reach our goal that attempt May not be a success, but it’s not a failure. When we try something and it didn’t work, we then try something else. I believe it’s not the number of trys which make you a failure, its refusing to try again or try something new that makes you a failure. I believe failure is when you stop looking for what will work. I think at that point all is lost. 😊
I'm glad that you mentioned the lightbulb.
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