Stop Doing More of What's Failing
19 Sept 2026 · 1 min
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In this monologue, the speaker argues that persisting with strategies that aren’t working—"doing more of what's failing"—is counterproductive. They emphasize the need for courage to acknowledge when an approach is dumb or unsuccessful, and to cognitively learn from that failure. The speaker contrasts blind, dogged persistence (e.g., expecting sales on day one despite evidence to the contrary) with the practice of recognizing failure, extracting lessons, and either pivoting or avoiding repeating the same mistakes. The core message is that true leverage of failure comes from honest assessment and adaptive learning, not from stubbornly doubling down on ineffective tactics.
