As I do research, sometimes I get things right, and sometimes I get things wrong. It’s always gratifying when I get things right.<\/p>\n
But when things go wrong, I sometimes learn more. Because I am forced to ask why<\/i> did it go wrong?<\/p>\n
And generally that gives me an insight that I didn’t have before. Hitting an unexpected wall forces me out of my comfort zone, which sometimes leads to new ways of thinking about the problem.<\/p>\n
And that can be even more productive, in the long run, than getting it right would have been.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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