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Is failure valuable?

Axis: failure is valuable / necessary ... failure is simply bad, to be avoided

John

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2012-11-20 new John draws from Florence Foster Jenkins that aptitude is not destiny: it sucks to be bad at something you love, but he admires people who do it anyway. Great at Being Terrible: The Florence Foster Jenkins Story 00:02:44

Hank

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2010-10-15 new Hank says everyone fears failure, but knowing others made far bigger failures keeps him trying new projects despite probably failing; viewers' failures are insignificant by comparison. TOP 7 FAILS OF HISTORY 00:00:00
2011-09-15 restate Hank says failure feels much worse than it is; with many failures behind him he minds less, and fearing failure so much you never try leaves no chance of success. How to Make Ideas Real: Readit1st.com 00:03:00
2012-04-20 new Hank tells insecure viewers that he will like them more if they fail, and orders them to start failing now. Thoughts on Growing up 00:01:46