CrossTrain 2013 - Chasing Bad Robots

What I've learned through failure in my career and thoughts on the difference between "good" failure and "bad" failure. Presented at CrossTrain 2013 in Addison, Texas.

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1. C H A S I N G B A D R O B O T S C R O S S T R A I N 2 0 1 3 W H A T I ’ V E L E A R N E D A B O U T FA I L U R E I N M Y C A R E E R
5. Treatment + Screenplay rejected over 500 times
7. FAIL FAIL FAIL
9. – M A K O T O F U J I M U R A R E F R A C T I O N S “I have learned that what the ancients called repentance is a journey of coming home to a place where all of our wretched works rest, but also where our wretchedness is overcome by light.”
10. – M A K O T O F U J I M U R A R E F R A C T I O N S “It will be optimism and not faith if we cannot take failed works and learn from them. Blind optimism cannot truly teach because of the continuous denial of our failures. Faith is more honest. The honesty reveals our weakness but, at the same time, points us out of darkness into the light.”
14. “ G O O D ” V S “ B A D ” FA I L U R E 1. Be In Strong Community With People That Sharpen You
15. 2. Consider Your Commitments “ G O O D ” V S “ B A D ” FA I L U R E
16. 3. Make A Plan (but don’t be a slave to it) “ G O O D ” V S “ B A D ” FA I L U R E
17. 4. Put The Hours In “ G O O D ” V S “ B A D ” FA I L U R E
18. – H U G H M A C L E O D I G N O R E E V E RY B O D Y “I would find that extra hour or two in the day… and I would make it productive. Put the hours in, do it for long enough, and magical, life- transforming things happen eventually. ”
19. 5. Ship It, Over And Over “ G O O D ” V S “ B A D ” FA I L U R E
20. 6. Be Free To Fail (don’t invest your identity in your ideas, career, or work) “ G O O D ” V S “ B A D ” FA I L U R E