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Failure…

June 1, 2015 by Shaun Farley

Photo by Gustavo Veríssimo, used under a Creative Commons license. Click to view source.
Photo by Gustavo Veríssimo, used under a Creative Commons license. Click to view source.

…and the fear of it. Some worry about it more than others, but we all face it sooner or later. There are varying degrees of failure, and then there’s the old line that helps to put things in a relevant light:

“The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” [Stephen McCranie…according to Google]

Failure is a part of development and growth. It’s unavoidable, and not necessarily something to fear. So this month, we’re going to try to bring a little perspective to this idea of failure.

For instance, it’s also not necessarily career related. After all, the sound Ben Burtt used to bring a little character to the Millenium Falcon failing to to go into light speed was an inertia starter failing to turn over. Failing devices can sound amazing! So we’re not necessarily going to be all philosophical this month.

It should be an interesting exploration…or maybe we’ll screw it all up. As Adam Savage always says on Mythbusters, “Failure is always an option.” ;)

We here at Designing Sound ALWAYS encourage contributions from the community. If you have a story, thought or technique you’d like to share, let us know. Contribute to this month’s theme if suits you, maybe next month’s topic (when we’re going to focus on the business side of sound design), or go completely off-topic. Anything is fair game! Contact shaun [@] this website to get the ball rolling!

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Comments

  1. Douglas Murray says

    June 1, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    This is a great topic. I look forward to seeing what people contribute. BTW, a more accurate quote: “The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.”

    http://doodlealley.com/2012/10/10/be-friends-with-failure/

    • Shaun Farley says

      June 1, 2015 at 7:22 pm

      I definitely had that backwards, Doug. I should really stop putting together posts when I’m in danger of falling asleep at the keyboard. Thanks for the catch!

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