Failing could very well be, one of the most human things we do. For every single skill we obtained in our lives, we rely on our mistakes to educate us on what doesn’t work, and what might be better avenues to pursue. We experiment our way through our lives, and accept that failing is part of what makes the journey so much more interesting than the destination could ever be. We still might not like the uncertainty that comes with our human journey, but we accept it, and with wisdom, even learn to welcome it.
But in our work, we start to shrink, shorten, or even deny uncertainty, and we try our very best to avoid failing all together. Our professional endeavours are all about the destination and how fast we can get there. As if we forget, or even engineer the journey away, despite knowing, how much joy that journey usually gives us.
And with AI being an increasingly bigger presence in our lives, our productions become even more polished, in an attempt, to reach the most perfect destination, as soon as inhumanly possible. Paradoxically acknowledging, that dealing with increasing levels of uncertainty, is one of the most valuable human skills to keep developing in this digital era.
Allow me, a lifelong student and lover of failing and uncertainty, to make a case for embracing uncertainty and failing intelligently. From experience and research, I hope to share with you in the celebration of what makes us human, so we can enjoy our journeys more and learn faster.
