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by throwaway823882
1877 days ago
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Nit-pick: I don't like the language of wins [versus losses]. I get that people like short words that are associated with happiness and success, but the underlying messaging are that if we're not winning, we're losing, or that we "have to win". In reality, failure should be normal, expected, and even desired, because if you're not failing, you're not trying new things or taking risks. You should lose sometimes. But success is preferred to failure, so I would prefer to get Tiny Successes through Tiny Improvements. |
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> Nit-pick: I don't like the language of Successes [versus failures]. I get that people like short words that are associated with happiness and winning, but the underlying messaging are that if we're not succeeding, we're failing, or that we "have to succeed".
In this context:
- Sports competitions have winners and losers, but arguably no failures. Silver and bronze are certainly not failures. The lost first place, but won second. Lost second but won third. Etc. Last place could easily have been competing against themselves.
- Grants/Charity Competitions have winners and non-winners. I would argue neither failures or losers.
Lots of nuance, but my point is that it seems like you have a bias that makes you prefer success/failure vs winning/losing.