Re:Root cause of failure, root cause of success
by rramadass on Sunday August 15, 2021 @02:11AM
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>A chain fails with one weak link. A chain doesn't succeed because of one strong link, they all have to be strong. There's nothing remotely like symmetry
You absolutely nailed it!
This is why when people ascribe Success to any one factor, i simply roll my eyes. Personal Characteristics/Motivation, Timing, Circumstances, Random Chance etc. all have a role. The relative proportion of their weights will vary for any given event but all are necessary. As a learning and adaptive organism we do have some control over some of the factors i.e. ability to change their relative weights but everyone of them still count and cannot be neglected.
On the other hand, Failure is the general status-quo because it is so easy to be unaware/miss/neglect any single factor which might be essential (i.e. has a higher weightage) to achieve the goal.
Looked at from the above pov, it becomes clear that Failure is unavoidable and not something to be afraid of but is an essential learning method, thus; trial and error methodology. The importance of personal initiative and self-effort also now becomes evident; it is the only way we have to control and tame the various factors to the extent possible in our favour.
You absolutely nailed it!
This is why when people ascribe Success to any one factor, i simply roll my eyes. Personal Characteristics/Motivation, Timing, Circumstances, Random Chance etc. all have a role. The relative proportion of their weights will vary for any given event but all are necessary. As a learning and adaptive organism we do have some control over some of the factors i.e. ability to change their relative weights but everyone of them still count and cannot be neglected.
On the other hand, Failure is the general status-quo because it is so easy to be unaware/miss/neglect any single factor which might be essential (i.e. has a higher weightage) to achieve the goal.
Looked at from the above pov, it becomes clear that Failure is unavoidable and not something to be afraid of but is an essential learning method, thus; trial and error methodology. The importance of personal initiative and self-effort also now becomes evident; it is the only way we have to control and tame the various factors to the extent possible in our favour.