I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Edison reframes repeated failures as successful elimination of non-working options.
- In plain terms
- He says trying things that do not work is still progress.
- What can you take from it?
- View failures as steps toward finding what works.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle failure?
- Is failure just feedback?
Another view
It may minimize the actual cost of repeated failures.
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