Comments on: Failing Quickly http://www.productivity501.com/failing-quickly/53/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:42:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Sporer http://www.productivity501.com/failing-quickly/53/comment-page-1/#comment-93585 Mike Sporer Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:17:06 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=53#comment-93585 Too many people in our society view a mistake as failure. In schools, we place too much emphasis on the almighty grade. Truth is that 4.0 doesn't necessarily translate to more intelligence or greater ability. And when I want to hire for a position, hands-on ability and common sense are more desirable than good grades. Elementary schools prepare kids for middle school, middle school pepares kids for high school, high school prepares them for college, and colleges aren't aligned with the needs of modern society. School systems seem to be oblivious to the real world! Great post! So true; Fear of failure can be paralyzing....... Too many people in our society view a mistake as failure. In schools, we place too much emphasis on the almighty grade. Truth is that 4.0 doesn’t necessarily translate to more intelligence or greater ability. And when I want to hire for a position, hands-on ability and common sense are more desirable than good grades.

Elementary schools prepare kids for middle school, middle school pepares kids for high school, high school prepares them for college, and colleges aren’t aligned with the needs of modern society. School systems seem to be oblivious to the real world!

Great post! So true; Fear of failure can be paralyzing…….

]]> By: Lise http://www.productivity501.com/failing-quickly/53/comment-page-1/#comment-93518 Lise Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:57:59 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=53#comment-93518 This is an important point, and I think you stated it eloquently. In a way it reminds me of Tim Ferriss recent article on <a href="http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/09/22/why-language-classes-dont-work-how-to-cut-classes-and-double-your-learning-rate-plus-madrid-update/" rel="nofollow">Why Language Classes Don't Work</a>, where he talks about the "ego-crushing interaction" and "making more mistakes" as keys to becoming fluent in languages. This is an important point, and I think you stated it eloquently. In a way it reminds me of Tim Ferriss recent article on Why Language Classes Don’t Work, where he talks about the “ego-crushing interaction” and “making more mistakes” as keys to becoming fluent in languages.

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