The Fallacy of the “Fail-Fast-Fail-Often” Creed

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As Lewis Carroll once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”

I recall this wisdom every time I listen to the gospelers of the “fail-fast-fail-often” creed. I suspect that the ease with which these guys accept failure — and then rush to celebrate it — stems, at least in part, from their inability to define success.