Failure is Feedback

Failure is Feedback

"There is no failure, only feedback." — Naval Ravikant

This is a difficult mentality to adopt, but ultimately a game of perspective.

Operating with the assumption that you'll get something right the first time you try is not only unrealistic, but incredibly counterproductive. 

In any endeavor, failure is the thing that points us toward the next iteration.

All progress is supported by incremental failure.

Art history has witnessed a series of exponential leaps, not just in the production of art but, more significantly, in the reach that each new medium or technological innovation has enabled.
Leverage is as much about where you are standing as how much force you are applying.

If you are building something, it is far more useful to focus on the work you are doing to produce the result than the result itself.