Thinking is something that is overrated when it comes to doing
> Diener puts it this way: "Failure is information - we label it failure, but it’s more like, ‘This didn’t work, I’m a problem solver, and I’ll try something else.’ During one unforgettable moment, one boy something of a poster child for the mastery-oriented type - faced his first stumper by pulling up his chair, rubbing his hands together, smacking his lips and announcing, "I love a challenge."
> Diener puts it this way: "Failure is information - we label it failure, but it’s more like, ‘This didn’t work, I’m a problem solver, and I’ll try something else.’ During one unforgettable moment, one boy something of a poster child for the mastery-oriented type - faced his first stumper by pulling up his chair, rubbing his hands together, smacking his lips and announcing, "I love a challenge."
Stanford professor Carol Dweck via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=422625