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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 Jun 2019

    When I was a kid, I thought mistakes were simply bad, and to be avoided. As an adult I realized many problems are best solved by working in two phases, one in which you let yourself make mistakes, followed by a second in which you aggressively fix them.

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      1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 2 Jun 2019

        I know from personal experience that the two-phase approach works in writing, programming, and art (draft = prototype = sketch). Does it work in most fields? And if not, what defines the line between fields where it works and the ones where it doesn't?

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      1. Richard‏ @BigHints 2 Jun 2019
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        Sweet.

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      1. David Troup‏ @davidtroup 2 Jun 2019
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        The pursuit of perfection is the lowest and least successful path. Step brazenly forward, make mistakes, learn and keep moving. 💪

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      1. Dmitry Matveev‏ @DmitryMatveev 2 Jun 2019
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        Sounds like TDD :)

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      1. Myles Sutherland‏ @MylesSutherland 2 Jun 2019
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        I was taught mistakes are repeated errors in judgement. So mistakes are always to be avoided, whereas errors in judgement come from lack of experiences (training data). Experiences are never to be avoided.

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      1. Amit Kumar‏ @amit_0703 2 Jun 2019
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        Very interesting thought. Perhaps we should encourage this mode of problem solving in our schools and universities.

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      1. a rare intellect‏ @a_intellect 2 Jun 2019
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        farmers been done knowin this

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      1.  🐉Stephen赵 🐉‏ @jowmannn 2 Jun 2019
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        As an adult you unlearn a lot of what you learned in school. Eg. mistakes are bad and could cause you irreparable harm (grades etc.). Through experience as an adult you learn that life rewards taking calculated risks.

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      1. Matt Wood‏ @mattwoodnyc 2 Jun 2019
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        Ernest Hemmingway agreed! “Write drunk, edit sober” 📝

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      2. JeWe37 | Jendrik‏ @JeWe37 2 Jun 2019
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        the key word being "aggressive". most poeple hesitate for fear of creating more problems, however that only slows improvement during the first few iterations.

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      3. bengineer8 see-my-pin-if-blocked‏ @bengineer8u 2 Jun 2019
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        Does that mean I will make good gravy if I keep trying? (All 4 attempts have been hilarious disasters)

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