Comments on: Learning From Failure http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/ Open Source Personal Development Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:58:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: You won’t always win, but you will learn « The Outer Voice… http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-921 You won’t always win, but you will learn « The Outer Voice… Thu, 01 May 2008 07:10:23 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/#comment-921 [...] are just beyond them. So if you want to become a “winner” then first accept losing and learn from your losses intelligently. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)i finally beaten [...] [...] are just beyond them. So if you want to become a “winner” then first accept losing and learn from your losses intelligently. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)i finally beaten [...]

]]> By: You won’t always win, but you will learn http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-911 You won’t always win, but you will learn Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:29:14 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/#comment-911 [...] But losing that one time doesn’t then make you loser. Why not? because you’re not going to win every time. And more importantly, “winners” don’t win every time. It seems like they do but it’s only because they’ve lost enough times to learn how not to lose again. Even people who you consider to have above-average consistency when it comes to winning have their days when some things are just beyond them. So if you want to become a “winner” then first accept losing and learn from your losses intelligently. [...] [...] But losing that one time doesn’t then make you loser. Why not? because you’re not going to win every time. And more importantly, “winners” don’t win every time. It seems like they do but it’s only because they’ve lost enough times to learn how not to lose again. Even people who you consider to have above-average consistency when it comes to winning have their days when some things are just beyond them. So if you want to become a “winner” then first accept losing and learn from your losses intelligently. [...]

]]> By: Snigel.nu » January 2008 monthly report http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Snigel.nu » January 2008 monthly report Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:13:56 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/#comment-726 [...] very important and I have been working on it for many years. As I have done before, I can recommend Learning from Fairlure, written by Brad Bollenbach of 30 sleeps, which neatly describes what I am after here. My problem [...] [...] very important and I have been working on it for many years. As I have done before, I can recommend Learning from Fairlure, written by Brad Bollenbach of 30 sleeps, which neatly describes what I am after here. My problem [...]

]]> By: Snigel.nu » Snigelism: Relieving a burdened mind http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Snigel.nu » Snigelism: Relieving a burdened mind Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:13:59 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/#comment-673 [...] them in such a manner that you know that you will manage. Even if you do this properly, you will fail, but since learning is one huge trial-and-error process, you have to accept that failure is a way [...] [...] them in such a manner that you know that you will manage. Even if you do this properly, you will fail, but since learning is one huge trial-and-error process, you have to accept that failure is a way [...]

]]> By: Brad Bollenbach http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Brad Bollenbach Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:13:13 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/#comment-657 @Snigel: In terms of how to move from intellectual awareness to action, there's only so much a writer can do to encourage a reader to change their life for the better and how they might go about it. My intent in this article was to describe some of the moving parts of failure, like how to fail "properly", how failure can teach you a lot about what you're passionate about in life, and to reinforce the idea that failure isn't something to fear, but something to seek out. But even the best library of chess books and a world-class coach can't make any player into a grandmaster. Only hard work and desire can. Likewise, this blog is useful only to those who will act on the advice contained herein. I think there's a common misconception that personal development literature is one big "self-help" manual trying to convince people to get off their asses. It's actually the opposite though: personal development literature is useful only to those who are willing to take full responsibility for their life and get off their asses to change it. There's only so much one can read about crossing the thought-to-action chasm before they have to ask themselves: Do I want to be alive or not? Action is aliveness. Procrastination in a terminal illness. So, you've asked a good question that touches on a much deeper issue than just the subject of this article. I hope my answer offers some insight into how I see things. Thanks for writing in! @Snigel:

In terms of how to move from intellectual awareness to action, there’s only so much a writer can do to encourage a reader to change their life for the better and how they might go about it.

My intent in this article was to describe some of the moving parts of failure, like how to fail “properly”, how failure can teach you a lot about what you’re passionate about in life, and to reinforce the idea that failure isn’t something to fear, but something to seek out.

But even the best library of chess books and a world-class coach can’t make any player into a grandmaster. Only hard work and desire can. Likewise, this blog is useful only to those who will act on the advice contained herein.

I think there’s a common misconception that personal development literature is one big “self-help” manual trying to convince people to get off their asses. It’s actually the opposite though: personal development literature is useful only to those who are willing to take full responsibility for their life and get off their asses to change it.

There’s only so much one can read about crossing the thought-to-action chasm before they have to ask themselves: Do I want to be alive or not? Action is aliveness. Procrastination in a terminal illness.

So, you’ve asked a good question that touches on a much deeper issue than just the subject of this article. I hope my answer offers some insight into how I see things.

Thanks for writing in!

]]> By: Snigel http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Snigel Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:07:07 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/#comment-652 "A short timeframe helps you design for failure. If your plan for achieving a goal requires two years of work before you’ll even start to see results, your cost of failure is huge. Small mistakes accrue a compound interest. Left unchecked, they can easily magnify into massive blunders over time. Breaking up your personal growth strategy into shorter iterations allows you to fail quickly and integrate real world feedback early on." This is spot on. Breaking down large goals into manageable parts which are possible to evaluate is absolutely crucial. I also agree with you that most people do recognise intellectually that failures are lessons in disguise, but that very few people act on this. My question to you is if you have any idea of how to bring into being a change from intellectual awareness to practical action? I think many will just agree with you, shrug and say that that is probably the case, but how to change from one state from another? Have you experimented with very short-term goals (like daily goals)? I think that is a good way to learn to handle failures. They become really small and you get a lot of them, believe me. Otherwise a nice post, I will browse through more of your articles later! “A short timeframe helps you design for failure. If your plan for achieving a goal requires two years of work before you’ll even start to see results, your cost of failure is huge. Small mistakes accrue a compound interest. Left unchecked, they can easily magnify into massive blunders over time. Breaking up your personal growth strategy into shorter iterations allows you to fail quickly and integrate real world feedback early on.”

This is spot on. Breaking down large goals into manageable parts which are possible to evaluate is absolutely crucial.

I also agree with you that most people do recognise intellectually that failures are lessons in disguise, but that very few people act on this. My question to you is if you have any idea of how to bring into being a change from intellectual awareness to practical action? I think many will just agree with you, shrug and say that that is probably the case, but how to change from one state from another?

Have you experimented with very short-term goals (like daily goals)? I think that is a good way to learn to handle failures. They become really small and you get a lot of them, believe me.

Otherwise a nice post, I will browse through more of your articles later!

]]> By: Brad Bollenbach http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Brad Bollenbach Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:50:15 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/#comment-618 Hey gustavo, Yeah, that's a great quote. It's good to be reminded that, in almost any endeavour, a highly developed skill set requires first having made every possible mistake. Hey gustavo,

Yeah, that’s a great quote. It’s good to be reminded that, in almost any endeavour, a highly developed skill set requires first having made every possible mistake.

]]> By: gustavo http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-612 gustavo Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:20:28 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/23/learning-from-failure/#comment-612 Hi there! i found this blog this week and its like what i wanted to listen to about certains aspects of life in a long time. sry the bad english “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan dont know if its wide known but i think it fits on the theme =) Hi there! i found this blog this week and its like what i wanted to listen to about certains aspects of life in a long time.
sry the bad english

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
- Michael Jordan

dont know if its wide known but i think it fits on the theme =)

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