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Yes, but you might try very hard and still not move up. It's debatable whether it's better to "Fail never having tried at all" versus "Fail having tried as hard

Yes, but you might try very hard and still not move up. It's debatable whether it's better to "Fail never having tried at all" versus "Fail having tried as hard as you could".

Swizec 11y ago
Trying hard does not guarantee success. But not trying at all does guarantee not-success.
- isolate 11y ago
  Some kinds of success are achieved through not doing things. And then we get into the question of "to do" vs. "not to do".
  - Swizec 11y ago
    Think of it as a function. Privilege ia the y-intercept, trying hard is the multiplier, doing are all the factors with an x, and success is your desired Y. Solve the equation and voila. Doing can be negative if your desired Y goes in that direction from your y-intercept. Remember, you can also control which way axes point. This can be a multivariate function/equation. It can also have multiple dimensions. The important part is that all of it is definable by you.
- test001only 11y ago
  Probably in developed countries, trying hard might be an option where in poverty means you most likely have cell phone, laptop and roof over your head. But in developing countries like India, where abject poverty its ugly head, the people even are not aware that there are opportunities which could enable them to move up. All they have time and energy to think about is how to get the next piece of meal for their family. This also partly due to social structure which is deliberately designed to keep them that way for the benefit of upper class people.
  - Swizec 11y ago
    So what you're saying is that not trying hard will leave them starving, posdibly dead? Sounds like pretty strong incentive to try hard ...
    - test001only 11y ago
      Trying hard to get the next meal... If getting a meal is s being successful then I think we have very different definition of success.
      - Swizec 11y ago
        Yes, we do. That's the whole point. You define what success means for you. That's also why "what you believe shapes what you achieve".
- humanrebar 11y ago
  > But not trying at all does guarantee not-success. It might guarantee less pain.
im2w1l 11y ago
Your question is basically "should you bet or not?" Said like that the answer becomes obvious: It varies from situation to situation. Some bets are good and some are bad.

Yes, but you might try very hard and still not move up. It's debatable whether it's better to "Fail never having tried at all" versus "Fail having tried as hard as you could".

Swizec 11y ago

Trying hard does not guarantee success. But not trying at all does guarantee not-success.

isolate 11y ago
Some kinds of success are achieved through not doing things. And then we get into the question of "to do" vs. "not to do".
- Swizec 11y ago
  Think of it as a function. Privilege ia the y-intercept, trying hard is the multiplier, doing are all the factors with an x, and success is your desired Y. Solve the equation and voila. Doing can be negative if your desired Y goes in that direction from your y-intercept. Remember, you can also control which way axes point. This can be a multivariate function/equation. It can also have multiple dimensions. The important part is that all of it is definable by you.
test001only 11y ago
Probably in developed countries, trying hard might be an option where in poverty means you most likely have cell phone, laptop and roof over your head. But in developing countries like India, where abject poverty its ugly head, the people even are not aware that there are opportunities which could enable them to move up. All they have time and energy to think about is how to get the next piece of meal for their family. This also partly due to social structure which is deliberately designed to keep them that way for the benefit of upper class people.
- Swizec 11y ago
  So what you're saying is that not trying hard will leave them starving, posdibly dead? Sounds like pretty strong incentive to try hard ...
  - test001only 11y ago
    Trying hard to get the next meal... If getting a meal is s being successful then I think we have very different definition of success.
    - Swizec 11y ago
      Yes, we do. That's the whole point. You define what success means for you. That's also why "what you believe shapes what you achieve".
humanrebar 11y ago
> But not trying at all does guarantee not-success. It might guarantee less pain.

im2w1l 11y ago

Your question is basically "should you bet or not?" Said like that the answer becomes obvious: It varies from situation to situation. Some bets are good and some are bad.