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fadoxi t1_isnohvb wrote

That means I have mastered living.

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I_have_no_ldea t1_isnw135 wrote

Does this mean i have to fail a bunch more to succed? Oh god, thats not motivating at all.

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illpaleantologist t1_iso6m05 wrote

Gardening in a nutshell here. There’s no green thumb. You just learn by doing and reading and experience.

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Remote_War_313 t1_isoees4 wrote

Some masters were born masters without effort 🤷‍♂️

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JC_Lately t1_isoi2jo wrote

Sucking at something is the first step to becoming kind of good at it.

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ningi42 t1_isookkv wrote

And still most my peers have their masters for years now and I still can't get a bachelors.

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iordanes t1_isoosv4 wrote

First Attempt In Learning

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hallo_its_me t1_isor8ku wrote

Replying to I_have_no_ldea (#122,973)

Sure does. Why not let it motivate you instead?

Despite popular belief, failure doesn't restart you at Square 0.

It just lets you move forward with new information, skills, and experiences. Powerful stuff.

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D-Beyond t1_isordv2 wrote

if you want more sucess, increase the frequency of your failures

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dzic91 t1_isospdh wrote

Oh, I like this one.

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bakersman420 t1_isovp1y wrote

"Never trying never fails" That's the title my globally published book that the DINOSAURS REMOVED MY NAME FROM BEFORE GIVING IT OUT FOR FREE TO EVERYONE ON EARTH! Damn commie lizards!

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megagngn t1_isp3r3j wrote

The master has learned from his failures. And doesn't make the same mistake again.

The other guy doesn't learn from mistakes.

Playing 10000 hours of chess for example will not make you a master. You can even decline in skill as you could reinforce bad habits. Unlearning bad habits is alot harder. Negative progress is possible.

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Spatza t1_isp4x0d wrote

Went to my first HEMA class over the weekend. I was awful. Hopefully I have the sense to go again.

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enpeasent t1_ispnjh3 wrote

I love this! I teach chess as a side job and whenever someone gets sad or mad because they lost I tell them "I lost more chess games in my life then all of you combined even played" I sometimes even show them my online stats. About 5000 games played and of course over 1000 lost. It reall gives the students a good perspective.

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nestcto t1_ispxc9x wrote

Replying to illpaleantologist (#123,536)

I've always been told I have a green thumb.

Turns out, I just know how to neglect plants the exact right amount. Plants hate being bothered, and once their core needs are met, they just want to be left alone and not touched.

The more I learn, the more I find that finely targeted neglect seems to be the key to successful plant care. Obviously some plants need more neglect than others. Experience, trial and error allow you to learn how to disregard them properly.

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JetSetHippie t1_isq372q wrote

Losers quit when they fail, winners fail until they succeed.

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illpaleantologist t1_isqnf70 wrote

Replying to nestcto (#127,205)

I can certainly understand this and I agree. Some, aloe for example, are absolutely better off ignored. Watered almost never. Maybe once every 3 weeks. I recommend reading as much Vita Sackville West as possible, she’s so excellent at explaining about various wants and needs of plants. I firmly believe in starting a plant tree or shrub out properly and then getting out of the way, for the most part. Plenty of garden walks and observation to make sure various things aren’t bothering them - my dog digging a hole in their roots, a heavy branch lying over their limbs, etc. I’ve gardened/landscaped our little plot here, only .5 acre, alone, all work done by me. No hired help except we will hire to get large trees trimmed. We hired to have 16 honeysuckle s shrubs removed, but nothing else. All me, an older person, has done the work and it’s only possible because I mulch, leaves go down crushed up in beds, trimmings are composted, and many native shrubs, perennials and trees are used which can basically take care of themselves and are accustomed to the lack of water and weather here, where they’ve evolved. I have plenty of ornamentals and veg that do need coddling but I have less and less time for them.

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Mirracleface t1_isqruze wrote

I started reading this thinking it was a Dr. Who reference, and I have decided to stick with it.

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ted5011c t1_isqurih wrote

While the servant waits, the Master baits.

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rc_12 t1_isqxzg0 wrote

This is very true actually

the few things I'm super skilled at were just hours and days and weeks and years of grinding to figure that shit out

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Jinarma t1_isr5uta wrote

student, replace beginner with student

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drumintercourse t1_isr6lr4 wrote

Replying to megagngn (#125,579)

You're absolutely correct. However the problem with that analogy is that you're assuming that if you're not a master you've failed. Which I don't believe is the case.

Even if you're not a master after 10,000 hours, you're still going to be really good.

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xf2xf t1_isrg7c2 wrote

Replying to thewinsomer (#124,778)

He even described in some detail what his experience was like:

"Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves."

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JerryT9789 t1_isrjmdi wrote

Bullshit! Throughout life, people have mastered and excelled at everything because of their failures! The ideas may have come from one person but a lifetime of failures has created amazing wonders of the world. No man has accomplished anything on his/her own.

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caleb221 t1_isrooaq wrote

The difference between the novice and the master is that the master had failed more times than the novice has tried -korosensei

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PIMP1729 t1_isrpiky wrote

This is a masterpiece

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sylsau t1_iss0x86 wrote

Masters are masters because they have tried again and again, and learned from their mistakes to adapt and do better. That's the key.

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