Book Titles

Fail Fast, Fail Often
How Losing Can Help You Win

By John Krumboltz, Ryan Babineaux

Year Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 978-0399166259
Categories: Failure, Losing, Winning

51 Quotes Found

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

…resist the inclination to be a perfectionist. Instead, find the cheapest, easiest thing to try that will get you into the mix of things, expose your work and ideas, and allow you to see how people respond.

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

…success more often comes from a series of small, seemingly unrelated steps than it does from carefully orchestrated strategies.

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

…people need frequent opportunities to complete tasks and build a sense of foreword momentum.

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

No matter how confused and chaotic your life may be, you can always find one positive step to take.

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

If you want to be creative and come up with inventive ideas, you need to be an eager and active observer.

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

When you pay more attention to your surroundings, the world begins to be filled with fascinating details you’ve never noticed before.

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

A good starting point when you want to inquire into a problem is to ask ‘what.’

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

Asking ‘why’ and ‘why not’ questions can help you recognize hidden assumptions and self-imposed constraints.

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

When you realize that the most important learning can happen anywhere and at any time, it encourages you to value whatever you are doing and to always be open to unexpected discoveries.

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Fail Fast, Fail Often:

If you want to be successful, you should always be on the lookout for opportunities to learn and grow.

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