"In other words, if you work hard and fail, there's the presumption that you're innately not very talented. If you don't work hard and fail, you can credibly pr

"In other words, if you work hard and fail, there's the presumption that you're innately not very talented. If you don't work hard and fail, you can credibly preserve the belief or illusion that had you only put forth 100% effort, it would have worked out." This may be a common viewpoint, but it's unhealthy. Why lie to yourself? If you work hard and fail, maybe you're untalented, but it's good to know that and change directions. Or maybe you picked a bad goal and should pick a new one. On the other hand, if you don't work hard and you fail, you haven't learned anything. Also, "fail" is too broad. Maybe you worked hard, taught yourself to code, and built a website that got no business. OK, so your business failed, but in the process, because you worked hard, you learned how to code. Hooray!