Your idea might have been poor, the timing might have been off, or you might not have had the necessary resources to succeed. You are not your company. You are not your product. Keep in mind that failure is a natural part of the learning process. If you aren't failing sometimes, then you probably aren't taking enough risks.

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the bigger the problem， the bigger the opportunity. Nobody will pay you to solve a non-problem.

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The master of the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation,his love and his religion. He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him, he is always doing both.

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Bob suggests that organizations consider rewarding successes and failures and punishing inaction. Doing so would encourage people to experiment, which is more likely tho lead to interesting and unexpected outcomes.⋯It is much better to have a flaming failure than a so-so success.

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n fact, failure is an important part of life's learning process. Just as evolution is a series of trial-and-error experiments, life is full of false starts and inevitable stumbling. The key to success is the ability to extract the lessons out of each of these experiences and to move on with that new knowledge.

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现实生活就是一场开卷考试，生活的大门是一直敞开的，可以为你提供无尽的资源，帮你处理有关家庭、朋友以及周围世界的那些没完没了的问题。 对一些人来说，离开学校是一件令人沮丧的事情。这时再也没有准备好的标准答案了。要作出抉择时，你会感到更加恐慌，因为不会有人来告诉你，你的选择是否正确。

—— 《真希望我20几岁就知道的事》

脑力激荡是要打破传统做法来解决问题所以你应该挣脱常态的枷锁，无所顾忌把各种疯狂的电子翻天覆地，

—— 《真希望我20几岁就知道的事》

当现状已经根深蒂固的时候，那些最接近现状的人们很难从另一个角度看问题。

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最有用的不是5美元，也不是两小时活动时间，而是三分钟活动展示时间

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不要把问题禁锢在狭隘的框架中

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虽然“做”与“不做”只是一念之间，结果却大相径庭。

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我们一直致力于培养“Ｔ型”人才。这类人才不但要具备一定深度的学科知识，更要具备一定宽度的创新精神和经营理念，这样才能使他们团结其他学科的人才，更高效地工作，将他们的想法付诸实践。

—— 《真希望我20几岁就知道的事》

不按照理所当然的下一步去走的时候，就会发生所有最酷的事情

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现实世界往往要获取团队的成功；自己要判断自己需要了解什么，从哪里寻找信息，以及怎样才能掌握这些信息；一个问题通常有很多正确答案，看你从什么角度看待问题；进步是不断从失败中寻找方法的过程

—— 《真希望我20几岁就知道的事》

谷歌的创始人之一拉里佩奇（Larry Page）就鼓励人们要适度藐视看似不可能的任务，冲破既定准则。换句话说，就是要尽可能地把目标往大里想。拉里指出，大目标常常比小目标要容易办成事。 如果别人认为你的想法很疯狂，那你就是走对了。

—— 《真希望我20几岁就知道的事》