“Those 99 failed experiments were not a waste of time; they taught me what didn’t work, and brought me closer to the answer.” -Thomas Edison
This was what Thomas Edison, owner of over 1,000 patents, replied to the question, "When working on an invention, you will do 100 experiments before you get it right. Do you consider those 99 failed experiments a waste of time?" This wasn't his exact statement, but it was essentially what he said. I like this quote because it makes sense to me. It teaches a valuable lesson that we learn in Dr. Vernon's class as well: it's okay to make mistakes, because we learn more from them than we do from getting the right answer. Think about it: if you get it right, you already know what to do. If you get it wrong, though, it means that there's still something you don't know, or don't understand, and this is an opportunity to make your brain grow. So, don't be afraid to make mistakes, if not because you want to learn more, than because Thomas Edison, owner of 1,000 successes and 100,000 failures, tells you to.