Should we prevent failure at any cost?
Posted by John Park on Oct 1st, 2011
2011
Oct 1
During my life, I have learned quite a bit from failure. I consider these invaluable life lessons that have made me better.
Is society working too hard to prevent failure?
Corporate bailouts.
Trophies for every kid at the end of a losing season.
Countries borrowing to save entitlements.
Living with Mom and Dad forever…
What lessons are to be learned if we prevent failure at any cost?
October 1st, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Kids who fail and then try again actually learn more than kids who succeed right away. Same with adults – only we don’t realize it. Whenever I screw up I remind myself that the captain of the Titanic was proud of the fact that he had never had to deal with an emergency or a crisis. Whoops. Maybe if he had FAILED a bit earlier in his career who knows what might have happened?
October 2nd, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Thanks for the share!
Nancy.R