tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post5089116888914722235..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Fail Better, Fail Faster by Dean GlosterBrian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-11603968060788972832019-03-04T01:51:12.865-05:002019-03-04T01:51:12.865-05:00There was a great video I saw of the players (IIRC...There was a great video I saw of the players (IIRC) on the U.S. Women's World Cup soccer team, and how many of them became driven to get there because they had failed at some milestone earlier. Failure can be a great learning experience and a great motivator.Dean Glosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11282040032216742096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-49119870667132553672019-03-03T20:25:17.972-05:002019-03-03T20:25:17.972-05:00I think it's hard for a lot of people, includi...I think it's hard for a lot of people, including me, to accept failure, especially because American society glorifies success and often looks down on people who fail. But I think that failure doesn't have to be the end of a story; it can just be a chapter in it.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-54377667703949235012019-03-01T03:18:28.556-05:002019-03-01T03:18:28.556-05:00Yup. The painting "Blossoming sakura at volca...Yup. The painting "Blossoming sakura at volcano's edge" is my new metaphor for writing (or creating any art) in these turbulent political times. https://www.jigidi.com/jigsaw-puzzle/ZQZ459U1/Blossoming-Sakura-on-the-Edge-of-a-Volcano-01<br /><br /> Dean Glosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11282040032216742096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-48527177333152041452019-02-28T17:35:52.856-05:002019-02-28T17:35:52.856-05:00Fiction is threatened by contemporary politics. Fo...Fiction is threatened by contemporary politics. Fortunately, many among the ones still retaining some level of gray matter understand that reading is a very healthy escape form that tawdry thing passing for reality.Berekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172936893264053007noreply@blogger.com