How to Be a Complete and Utter Failure in Life, Work & Everything: 44 1/2 Steps to Lasting Underachievement

Chapter Thirteen. Don’t get feedback on your actions

Quote to avoid

	“To learn anything other than the stuff you find in books, you need to be able to experiment, to make mistakes, to accept feedback and to try again. It doesn’t matter whether you are learning to ride a bike or starting a new career, the cycle of experiment, feedback and new experiment is always there.”
	--Charles Handy

People often ask me, “Have you ever gotten anything right the first time?” I can think of only three times—each time my wife and I decided to try for a child. She got pregnant immediately, first time, every time. Still, I can’t take credit for this because, at least on my behalf, it was only 30 seconds’ work. Other than that, most people aren’t going to get it right ...