Vicarious learning from the experiences of others saves making errors yourself, but I regard the study of successes as being basically more important than the study of failures. There are so many ways of being wrong and so few of being right, studying successes is more efficient.

Richard Hamming
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Vicarious learning from the experiences of others saves making errors yourself, but I regard the study of successes as being basically more important than the study of failures. There are so many ways of being wrong and so few of being right, studying successes is more efficient. When people are learning something new, they are bound to make mistakes. However, learning from your mistakes is an important part of getting better at anything.

Even when you are aware that you are making a mistake, it can seem overwhelming to change course. With success in front of you, it’s much easier to see the difference between what you have done and what you want to do.

Source: The Art Of Doing Science And Engineering: Learning To Learn

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