Shots in the heather
Dave Ferguson,
EDITing in the Dark,
Aug 06, 2014
Following up from Danieel Lemire's characterization of research (which i endorse) from yesterday: "
Is iomadh urchair tha dol san fhraoch.
(Many a shot goes into the heather.)
That is to say, research (and learning) is about missing the mark as much as it is about success. Without failure, learning doesn't happen. But failure can follow failure without observation and reflection. "If you fire indiscriminately, paying no attention to when or why or how, not trying to figure out why you missed, and not turning to anyone else for feedback, you're going to continue putting a lot of shot into the heather."
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