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Which is Worse, Failing or Never Trying?
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You’ll never know unless you try. You can live with trying and failing but not trying is where regret stems from. I’d also group giving up too soon with never trying.
Never trying!
Failing at something is part of your life, teaches you and makes you better, you'll lose much more than you'll win, but only winning matters!
Never trying, otherwise how else are you going to know if it'll work out or not? You don't make progress without trying, think about all the times you were nervous to do something differently and how it made your life better. You just never know, when a opportunity comes along that sounds good, take up that offer and try!
Never Trying is worse, because then you don't know if you could have done it or not.
Never trying is worse. You'll always relive that memory in your head for years to come. All the "What if's?" that could have been answered, if you only just TRIED. If only you did the one thing that's expected of you while we live on this little rock in space. Experience life. Just BE. And, the worst case, if you DO try, and do fail.... well, at least you've got a story, a memory that you can share with other people, and quite possibly, a piece of advice!
Never trying definitely. If you fail, even if you never master the skill in question, at least you have given it a fair go.
Of course, it's never trying for me; failing is part of our lives. It's better to have tried and failed than never tried. You can rest easy knowing that you gave it a go and will have no regrets or what-if thoughts later in life.
Depends on the consequences of failure.
If the consequences are a bruised ego - then never trying is worse.
If the consequences are death or serious injury - then, failing is worse. (For example: I have never tried playing chicken with trains, and I think never trying that is far preferable to failing!!!)
If the consequences are a bruised ego - then never trying is worse.
If the consequences are death or serious injury - then, failing is worse. (For example: I have never tried playing chicken with trains, and I think never trying that is far preferable to failing!!!)
Both can be bad
I would say never trying is worse than failing. If you never tried how can you say you will fail? Even if you fail, you can at least say that you tried.
Not trying and believing you would fail if you did but not knowing is the worst.
Not trying and believing you would fail if you did but not knowing is the worst.
Never trying. Failing just means you haven't succeeded yet. It doesn't mean you haven't grown or gotten better but if you never try than you can never grow.
Failing. Yes, for some people, they can fail, keep trying and eventually succeed. But for others, the people who keep failing and can never do it - that is a worse feeling. If you've experienced it, you understand, but trying something and failing, and knowing you cannot do that, is a hell to live with. It feels like you're always taunted by it. You watch people doing what you cannot do, and then you start wondering why you're a failure and why you can't do what others can.
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