As he so often does, Seth Godin nails it with this post: Trial and Error.
People mistakenly believe that one way to successfully avoid error is to avoid trial.
We need more trial.
Here's two more good items on failing more and sooner to achieve greater success:
- Steve Pavlina, "Are You a Failure Germaphobe?"
- Steve Pavlina, "Do It Now" (see the heading "Failure is your friend.")
And a favorite quotation from Winston Churchill:
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”
When in doubt, fail more.