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In Praise of Incremental Failure
In Praise of Incremental Failure
Many of us are afraid of failure. Yet there are certain kinds of “failure” that can be beneficial. I’m defining incremental failure as progress that…
April 4, 2011
Good Failure; Bad Failure
How can failure be good? The answer lies in the distinction between Good Failure and Bad Failure: – Good Failure comes from a “Good Heart/Awake…
February 13, 2020
Best Reason Ever to Embrace Failure
Embrace Failure? Hug it? Love on it? What? Well, given that failure has occurred (and I assure you, it will occur again… and again… and…
April 12, 2018
Seeking Failure
Why would anyone seek failure? Well, absent situations with catastrophic consequences (packing your parachute?), failure often contains valuable feedback, lessons that can form the foundation…
May 5, 2022Complete Post List
Complete List of Blog Posts by Nathan S. Collier 1131 ) Count Your Blessings! 1130 ) Give Up Your Suffering 1129 ) Are You Willing…
November 5, 2007
Failing Forward v. Backwards
The failure is a topic much discussed in management literature, generally from two perspectives: the “Power of Failure” in prompting (rapid?) learning and “The Fear…
March 18, 2014
Embracing Temporary Failure
Acquiring new skills often requires a learning curve, a time when it is very normal to make “mistakes” as the new behavior is internalized and…
October 15, 2013
Failure: Stepping Stone to Success?
Can failure be a GOOD thing? Yes, certainly, but with caveats! Demanding perfection is a prescription for paralysis and the only way to never fail…
February 18, 2020
Seeking Failure Points
Every process, system, or human effort has multiple potential failure points, some more probable than others and some more crucial. I once worked as an…
March 28, 2019
The Effort Effect
The “Effort Effect” refers to what is also known as the “persistence phenomenon” or the “perseverance payoff”. In simplest terms, those who try harder, try…
March 22, 2016