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Dear Unlearners,
Yesterday, we talked about the power of being wrong. But does just being wrong make you successful?
Being wrong isn't the end goal. It's just the beginning. The real magic happens in what we do next.
"Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently promoting what's not working." - Derek Sivers
Being wrong is good. But we need to be wrong about the right thing, at the right time, in the right place. It's about using those mistakes as stepping stones to something better.
Most people get stuck in a loop of being wrong without ever learning any lessons. They're like hamsters on a wheel, running in circles but never moving forward. Don't be a hamster.
A mistake without learning a lesson is always a failure.
A mistake with learning is a stepping stone.
When a scientist's hypothesis fails, they don't argue with reality. They formulate a new theory.
When a startup's product flops, smart founders don't just push harder on marketing. They pivot and improve.
When an artist's work is criticized, they don't just defend it. They use the feedback to evolve their craft.
When an athlete loses a match, they don't blame the referee. They analyze their performance and train harder.
When a chef's new recipe falls flat, they don't force it onto the menu. They tweak the ingredients and try again.
The key is persistence, not in being right, but in the pursuit of growth. It's about having the courage to admit when something isn't working, and the creativity to try a new approach.
This is where the real growth happens. This is where breakthroughs are made. This is where ordinary people become extraordinary innovators.
Remember, being wrong isn't a dead end. It's a detour on the road to being spectacularly, innovatively right.
Embrace the wrong turns. They often lead to the most interesting destinations.
Keep unlearning, keep improving, keep inventing.
Until tomorrow, Cammi
P.S. If you missed yesterday's post on the power of being wrong, you can find it here. It's a great companion to today's thoughts!
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100%. Easy to be ignorant when things don’t go to plan, hard to accept that your idea didn’t work. To me, there’s a process to failure like there is grief, first denial (thinking there could be external factors at play and that maybe it’ll resolve itself), then anger (trying to blame anyone but yourself who may have played a part), then bargaining (could I just change this small thing and it’ll work?), depression (admitting to yourself that your idea sucked), acceptance (moving on and thinking about how to change things). It’s tough, but worth it when you have that lightbulb moment.