I saw someone respond to a statement like, “If you don’t start, you don’t start,” by saying, “If you fail, there’s no end in sight.”

  • When there is really no end in sight if you fail

    • I’m sorry for your loss.
    • Do your best not to fail.
    • I don’t know if it would do any good if it didn’t fail.
  • When you just assume, “If I fail, there’s no end in sight.”

    • This case is more common.
    • We need to act, fail, and realize that it’s surprisingly okay.
    • But the person’s own assumptions get in the way of action.
  • Why taking risks pays off.


This page is auto-translated from /nishio/失敗したら後がない人 using DeepL. If you looks something interesting but the auto-translated English is not good enough to understand it, feel free to let me know at @nishio_en. I’m very happy to spread my thought to non-Japanese readers.