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Here's some questions you need to ask yourself. What is it I'm really hoping to do? What's the progress I'd really love to make? What do I know currently about how to achieve that goal? What do I not know? That's a gap that you now want to figure out how to close. So then you ask yourself, what might I try next to see what will happen?

Now, it is never a good idea to conduct experiments in highly risky environments. So for example, in aviation, you learn and experiment with new moves in a simulator, not in a real flight with real passengers. In healthcare, the same is true. We experiment in the lab, we don't experiment at the bedside. So intelligent failures can really only happen in situations where the stakes are medium to low.

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Here's some questions you need to ask yourself. / What is it I'm really hoping to do? / What's the progress I'd really love to make? / What do I know currently / about how to achieve that goal? / What do I not know? / That's a gap / that you now want to figure out how to close. / So then you ask yourself, / what might I try next / to see what will happen? / Now, / it is never a good idea / to conduct / experiments in highly / risky environments. / So for example, / in aviation, / you learn and experiment with new moves in a simulator, / not in a real flight / with real passengers. / In healthcare, the same is true. / We experiment in the lab, / we don't experiment at the bedside. So / intelligent failures can really only happen in / situations where the stakes / are medium to low.

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One of the things that holds us back from taking risks, from experimenting is that we erroneously think the stakes are too high. We think if we get it wrong, it'll be awful when in reality, if we get it wrong, it's just wrong. Sometimes it's inconvenient. It's almost always disappointing, but it's not awful. It's just new knowledge. So we have to remind ourselves of the true rational-stakes of a situation. Low-stakes might be, "Ah, someone might laugh at us or disagree with us." Who cares, right? So you remind yourself that those things really don't matter and should not hold you back.

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One of the things that holds us back / from taking risks, / from experimenting / is that we erroneously think the stakes are too high. / We think if we get it wrong, / it'll be awful / when in reality, / if we get it wrong, / it's just wrong. / Sometimes it's inconvenient. / It's almost always disappointing, / but it's not awful. / It's just new knowledge. / So we have to remind ourselves / of the true rational-stakes of a situation. / Low-stakes might be, / "Ah, someone might / laugh at us / or / disagree with us." / Who cares, right? // So you remind yourself that those things really / don't matter and should not hold you back.