- Why is trying to avoid failure counterproductive in certain situations?
Consider situations where the speed at which knowledge is acquired from the environment is important.
- In this case, “quickly doing something with uncertain results and observing the results” is beneficial in increasing knowledge acquisition efficiency.
- Because “To get a different result than expected.” is “Knowledge Acquisition”
- However, if we avoid “getting a different result than expected” by thinking of it as a failure, uncertain behavior is discouraged.
- Zero knowledge gained” is achieved without uncertainty and in a stable manner.
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