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← You only fail if you stop; iteration that keeps going is not failure, it is learning.
17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: You only fail if you stop; iteration that keeps going is not failure, it is learning.
You only fail if you stop; iteration that keeps going is not failure, it is learning.
Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week. — tap to centre the map on it
Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no such thing as failure; failure is life moving us in another direction — tap to centre the map on it
There is no such thing as failure; failure is life moving us in another direction
Last stated 13 years ago
30 May 2013
OW
Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In iterative problem-solving, each failure has value because it rules out one way that doesn't work. — tap to centre the map on it
In iterative problem-solving, each failure has value because it rules out one way that doesn't work.
Last stated 9 months ago
6 Feb 2026
AK
Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mastery comes from 10,000 iterations, not 10,000 hours: learning loops, not time spent. — tap to centre the map on it
Mastery comes from 10,000 iterations, not 10,000 hours: learning loops, not time spent.
Last stated a year ago
6 Aug 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You only retain what you were pushed to your limit on: if learning feels like coasting, you are not learning. — tap to centre the map on it
You only retain what you were pushed to your limit on: if learning feels like coasting, you are not learning.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
CR
Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns. — tap to centre the map on it
Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns.
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak — tap to centre the map on it
The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak
Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sets stopped short of failure have to be made up with more of them. — tap to centre the map on it
Sets stopped short of failure have to be made up with more of them.
Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
JC
Jeff Cavaliere — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
RW
Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
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You only fail if you stop; iteration that keeps going is not failure, it is learning.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Similar wording
There is no such thing as failure; failure is life moving us in another direction
Last stated 30 May 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Oprah Winfrey
Similar wording
In iterative problem-solving, each failure has value because it rules out one way that doesn't work.
Last stated 6 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Similar wording
Mastery comes from 10,000 iterations, not 10,000 hours: learning loops, not time spent.
Last stated 6 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
You only retain what you were pushed to your limit on: if learning feels like coasting, you are not learning.
Last stated 25 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charan Ranganath
Similar wording
Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns.
Last stated 1 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak
Last stated 15 Jun 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Similar wording
Sets stopped short of failure have to be made up with more of them.
Last stated 24 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Jeff Cavaliere
Same subject: optimism
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 24 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: optimism
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: optimism
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
Last stated c. 1946–1992
Holds Viktor Frankl
Same subject: agency
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 16 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: happiness
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Same subject: happiness
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 13 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Robert Waldinger
Same subject: happiness
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 16 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas