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  “A person who is willing to fail is someone who is willing to step outside the box.”   Failure is often seen as something we should avoid everyone's afraid to make failure failure is a wonderful tool  Mistakes allow us to focus our attention in productive ways by finding out what went wrong General human reaction when they fail at something beat themselves up for wasting their precious time and resources bad mood, frustration They overlook the fact that some of the greatest accomplishments were created only through failures.  Example Bill Gates and Paul Allen failed at their first business venture.  Thomas Edison failed countless times before inventing the light bulb.  How to use this? we must fail productively rather than simply failing .  don't be frozen by the fear of failure.  use failures to find out where exactly the problem lies -> correct it in the next version -> then try again . Embrace failure as a part of the journey to su...

  “The simple and familiar hold the secrets of the complex and unknown. The depth with which you master the basics influences how well you understand everything you learn after that.”   When trying to learn how birds fly, humans believed for centuries that flight was made possible due to the flapping of the wings . In reality, the flapping was not the solution.  The gentle curve at the top of the wings is what gives birds flight . This finding was made possible only because experts were able to look beyond the obvious, distracting details like flapping and capture the true essence of flight. Similarly, we must strip down distractions one by one until we find the essential theme. Noticing the essential core might not solve the entire problem, but it will be the best step you take. Use this strategy to solve complex problems Consider a problem that you feel is too complex to solve. Don't worry about solving it right away.    Either remove the unnecessary comp...

  “When you look at your own familiar world with unaccustomed depth and clarity, that world will open up to show richness, structure, and meaning that you never saw before.”   Understanding something is not a binary proposition . simplest concept can be understood in an ever-increasing depth. spend time mastering the basics. Oftentimes the difference between the expert and amateur is not in the level of complexity one can handle. it's the subtle things like how nuanced one’s fundamentals are. Example professional tennis player watches the ball or swings his bat with great attention incredible technical efficiency and clarity amateur tennis player less efficient on watching the ball or swinging the bat   Every time we revisit the basics, we can spot new nuances that went unnoticed before. Identify the fundamental components and work on them. Take any skill or subject area that you wish to improve on. It can be anything related to your professional or personal...