[jononomo]

His point is that when it's only halfway working you're not sure how much more effort to put in because you're not sure how it's going to pay off.

[0x445442]

With a clear definition of success, halfway working is, by definition, failing.

[jononomo]

You can always clearly define your way to anything you want to think

[ghaff]

Or an isolated success that makes you double down on what was essentially a fluke.

[pinkmuffinere]

I agree this is a “bad end”, but I don’t think we can fault ourselves for flukes. Sometimes you play your poker hand _perfectly_ given all the information you have, and a random stranger just has better cards against all odds. I think you just have to be ready to accept some flukes, and continue to make the best decision with the info you have