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Re:My daughter taught me to fail more by spuz on Thursday February 23, 2012 @05:37AM (#3624473)
That's not a real-world example. It's still pretty abstract.
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Re:My daughter taught me to fail more by masukomi on Thursday February 23, 2012 @10:16AM (#3625186)
Man invents great fried chicken recipe. Tries to sell it. Fails. Tries to sell it. Fails. Repeats this cycle 1000+ times until eventually someone buys. People call him Colonel Sanders.
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Re:My daughter taught me to fail more by kiiski on Thursday February 23, 2012 @08:20AM (#3624796)
Person A plays a game of chess and loses. Then he wont try again, because "I'm not good at it".

Person B plays a game of chess and loses. Then he loses again. And again. Then he wins. (Then he finds a stronger opponent and starts again.)

Person A didn't gain anything, while person B found a new hobby that he enjoys spending his time with. Of course, this example only works if both were interested in chess and A really gave up, rather than just figuring out that chess isn't his thing.

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