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Jessica
I read, “How We Got To Now,” by Steven Johnson a few years ago. In this book, the author takes time to open the door to the past, so the reader can examine the creation of inventions we still use today. It was fascinating to discover the process of endurance, struggle, failures, accidental discoveries, and the highs and lows that scientists go through to bring their ideas to fruition. As I contemplated and applied this to life, I realized that our lives are no different than any other scientific experiment. It is a process and a struggle to become. It is a series of events that tweak and refine us to eventually produce the finished product we desire. It is often those scientific failures in ourselves that lead to the resolution. So is it really a failure if it leads to a brilliant outcome in the end? The only time that it becomes a failure is when we decide not to show up in the lab to adjust and refine the results. Steven Johnson stated this, “The lightbulb was the kind of innovation that comes together over decades, in pieces. There was no lightbulb moment in the story of the lightbulb.” Innovation is not a one and done moment, it is a journey and so is the process of our own lives. Innovators venture into the unknown without a clear understanding of the outcome, but they have an internal vision that drives them past fear and doubt. Their path is rarely trudged because it is foreign and full of obstacles to traverse. Most people take clearly marked trails because they are smooth and less likely to lead to failure, but that path rarely leads to the growth, development, and success they desire. Robert F. Kennedy summed it up perfectly, “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
I read, “How We Got To Now,” by Steven Johnson a few years ago. In this book, the author takes time to open the door to the past, so the reader can examine the creation of inventions we still use today. It was fascinating to discover the process of endurance, struggle, failures, accidental discoveries, and the highs and lows that scientists go through to bring their ideas to fruition. As I contemplated and applied this to life, I realized that our lives are no different than any other scientific experiment. It is a process and a struggle to become. It is a series of events that tweak and refine us to eventually produce the finished product we desire. It is often those scientific failures in ourselves that lead to the resolution. So is it really a failure if it leads to a brilliant outcome in the end? The only time that it becomes a failure is when we decide not to show up in the lab to adjust and refine the results. Steven Johnson stated this, “The lightbulb was the kind of innovation that comes together over decades, in pieces. There was no lightbulb moment in the story of the lightbulb.” Innovation is not a one and done moment, it is a journey and so is the process of our own lives. Innovators venture into the unknown without a clear understanding of the outcome, but they have an internal vision that drives them past fear and doubt. Their path is rarely trudged because it is foreign and full of obstacles to traverse. Most people take clearly marked trails because they are smooth and less likely to lead to failure, but that path rarely leads to the growth, development, and success they desire. Robert F. Kennedy summed it up perfectly, “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."