#failure — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #failure, aggregated by home.social.
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OTD in 2020 #GOP President Donald #Trump said that testing for #COVID19 was "overrated", because "If we didn't do any testing we would have very few cases" https://toilet-guru.com/blog/63.html?s=mb #PublicHealth #failure
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GameStop CEO炮轟eBay董事會為一群失敗者(有片)
https://www.am730.com.hk/財經/1030462/gamestop-ceo炮轟ebay董事會為一群失敗者-有片- -
Local police help capture fugitive wanted for murders in Belgium and Albania – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio https://www.byteseu.com/2017130/ #Albania #Arrest #ConceptsAndIdeas #Crime #failure #fingerprint #handcuffs #PoliceForce #Steel
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https://www.europesays.com/be/15568/ Local police help capture fugitive wanted for murders in Belgium and Albania – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio #arrest #Belgium #ConceptsAndIdeas #Crime #failure #fingerprint #handcuffs #PoliceForce #Steel
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Local police help capture fugitive wanted for murders in Belgium and Albania – 95.3 and 101.1 FM The Eagle https://www.byteseu.com/2016821/ #Albania #Arrest #ConceptsAndIdeas #Crime #failure #fingerprint #handcuffs #PoliceForce #Steel
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https://www.europesays.com/be/15539/ Local police help capture fugitive wanted for murders in Belgium and Albania – 95.3 and 101.1 FM The Eagle #arrest #Belgium #ConceptsAndIdeas #Crime #failure #fingerprint #handcuffs #PoliceForce #Steel
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Observed: Man farts in a restaurant, then says “Excuse me”, to himself. What is the point? If you want redemption, don’t do it.
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Mill MILK
90年代遊戲界超跑NEOGEO復刻！曾挑戰Playstation、Gameboy失敗致SNK破產？二手遊戲《小丸子》$250,000｜#BigBrandTheory #MiLK #EngSub #4K
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Mill MILK
90年代遊戲界超跑NEOGEO復刻！曾挑戰Playstation、Gameboy失敗致SNK破產？二手遊戲《小丸子》$250,000｜#BigBrandTheory #MiLK #EngSub #4K
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Far from demonstrating American prowess, as supporters of the #war have repeatedly claimed, the conflict has revealed a #US that is unreliable & incapable of finishing what it started. That is going to set off a chain reaction around the world as friends & foes adjust to the #UnitedStates’ failure.
#Trump #failure #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #NewWorldOrder
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Brutally honest analysis of Trump’s failure in #Iran & its impact on the #US & #GlobalOrder from Robert Kagan
Checkmate in Iran
It’s hard to think of a time when the #UnitedStates suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.
#Trump #failure #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #NewWorldOrder
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/iran-war-trump-losing/687094/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxQsNAoumvTwglsKzbozefow -
They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society. The frustrated, oppressed by their shortcomings, blame their failure on existing restraints. Actually, their innermost desire is for an end to the “free for all.” They want to eliminate free competition and the ruthless testing to which the individual is continually subjected in a free society.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 2, ch. 5, § 28 (1951)More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/10928/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #competition #failure #freesociety #freedom #frustrated #happiness #inferiority #liberty #selfhatred #selfloathing #truebeliever #unsuccessful
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They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society. The frustrated, oppressed by their shortcomings, blame their failure on existing restraints. Actually, their innermost desire is for an end to the “free for all.” They want to eliminate free competition and the ruthless testing to which the individual is continually subjected in a free society.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 2, ch. 5, § 28 (1951)More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/10928/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #competition #failure #freesociety #freedom #frustrated #happiness #inferiority #liberty #selfhatred #selfloathing #truebeliever #unsuccessful
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They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society. The frustrated, oppressed by their shortcomings, blame their failure on existing restraints. Actually, their innermost desire is for an end to the “free for all.” They want to eliminate free competition and the ruthless testing to which the individual is continually subjected in a free society.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 2, ch. 5, § 28 (1951)More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/10928/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #competition #failure #freesociety #freedom #frustrated #happiness #inferiority #liberty #selfhatred #selfloathing #truebeliever #unsuccessful
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They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society. The frustrated, oppressed by their shortcomings, blame their failure on existing restraints. Actually, their innermost desire is for an end to the “free for all.” They want to eliminate free competition and the ruthless testing to which the individual is continually subjected in a free society.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 2, ch. 5, § 28 (1951)More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/10928/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #competition #failure #freesociety #freedom #frustrated #happiness #inferiority #liberty #selfhatred #selfloathing #truebeliever #unsuccessful
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They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society. The frustrated, oppressed by their shortcomings, blame their failure on existing restraints. Actually, their innermost desire is for an end to the “free for all.” They want to eliminate free competition and the ruthless testing to which the individual is continually subjected in a free society.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 2, ch. 5, § 28 (1951)More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/10928/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #competition #failure #freesociety #freedom #frustrated #happiness #inferiority #liberty #selfhatred #selfloathing #truebeliever #unsuccessful
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Teton Dam collapse
An interestingly fascinating story in the catastrophic failure of this Dam
* Zoned embankment dam
* Spring melt full reservoir
* Dam overflow
* Catastrophic Dam break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ieKmP96Hc
#Physics #Fluid #Dynamics #Chemistry #Mathematics #Linear #Algebra #TV #dam #break #catastrophic #failure
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Scientists say "no rats on the ship" so, they got it in ports, all of them...? Or, are these rare examples of human-to-human infections?
SCIENCE DOT ORG: "Questions About Cruise Ship's Hantavirus and Its Route of Spread Remain"
#Hantavirus #deadly #airborne #respiratory #failure #heart #cannot #pump #enough #blood #cruise #ship #infections #WHO #NICD #communicable #diseases #MaskUp for #BirdFlu #LongCOVID & #now #this
https://www.science.org/content/article/cruise-ship-s-hantavirus-outbreak-puts-researchers-uncharted-territory -
Scientists say "no rats on the ship" so, they got it in ports, all of them...? Or, are these rare examples of human-to-human infections?
SCIENCE DOT ORG: "Questions About Cruise Ship's Hantavirus and Its Route of Spread Remain"
#Hantavirus #deadly #airborne #respiratory #failure #heart #cannot #pump #enough #blood #cruise #ship #infections #WHO #NICD #communicable #diseases #MaskUp for #BirdFlu #LongCOVID & #now #this
https://www.science.org/content/article/cruise-ship-s-hantavirus-outbreak-puts-researchers-uncharted-territory -
Scientists say "no rats on the ship" so, they got it in ports, all of them...? Or, are these rare examples of human-to-human infections?
SCIENCE DOT ORG: "Questions About Cruise Ship's Hantavirus and Its Route of Spread Remain"
#Hantavirus #deadly #airborne #respiratory #failure #heart #cannot #pump #enough #blood #cruise #ship #infections #WHO #NICD #communicable #diseases #MaskUp for #BirdFlu #LongCOVID & #now #this
https://www.science.org/content/article/cruise-ship-s-hantavirus-outbreak-puts-researchers-uncharted-territory -
Scientists say "no rats on the ship" so, they got it in ports, all of them...? Or, are these rare examples of human-to-human infections?
SCIENCE DOT ORG: "Questions About Cruise Ship's Hantavirus and Its Route of Spread Remain"
#Hantavirus #deadly #airborne #respiratory #failure #heart #cannot #pump #enough #blood #cruise #ship #infections #WHO #NICD #communicable #diseases #MaskUp for #BirdFlu #LongCOVID & #now #this
https://www.science.org/content/article/cruise-ship-s-hantavirus-outbreak-puts-researchers-uncharted-territory -
Scientists say "no rats on the ship" so, they got it in ports, all of them...? Or, are these rare examples of human-to-human infections?
SCIENCE DOT ORG: "Questions About Cruise Ship's Hantavirus and Its Route of Spread Remain"
#Hantavirus #deadly #airborne #respiratory #failure #heart #cannot #pump #enough #blood #cruise #ship #infections #WHO #NICD #communicable #diseases #MaskUp for #BirdFlu #LongCOVID & #now #this
https://www.science.org/content/article/cruise-ship-s-hantavirus-outbreak-puts-researchers-uncharted-territory -
@spirillen @staff Why are the cover for this video not updated to match the source?? this mismatch happens quit often if the source changes the cover|poster image
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
--
Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
---
Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
--
Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
---
Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
--
Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
---
Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
--
Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
---
Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
--
Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
The move came about because I had been identified by the national office as someone who could implement the opportunities of that 'something big on a nationwide basis. They offered me a position to chase my ideas, albeit in a bigger, well-funded way - and I accepted.
That moment in time was the final, terrifying step in my ultimate pivot. I wasn't just changing roles; I was abandoning "certainty" for a wild risk on what would eventually become the Internet. And yet, I've never looked back with regret at the decision I made to move forward. I often wonder what my world would be like today if I had let that regret define my future.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Forty-one years later, my accounting title is an artifact, but the decision to chase a future without a name remains the smartest move I ever made.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
---
Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
--
Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
The move came about because I had been identified by the national office as someone who could implement the opportunities of that 'something big on a nationwide basis. They offered me a position to chase my ideas, albeit in a bigger, well-funded way - and I accepted.
That moment in time was the final, terrifying step in my ultimate pivot. I wasn't just changing roles; I was abandoning "certainty" for a wild risk on what would eventually become the Internet. And yet, I've never looked back with regret at the decision I made to move forward. I often wonder what my world would be like today if I had let that regret define my future.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Forty-one years later, my accounting title is an artifact, but the decision to chase a future without a name remains the smartest move I ever made.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
---
Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
--
Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
The move came about because I had been identified by the national office as someone who could implement the opportunities of that 'something big on a nationwide basis. They offered me a position to chase my ideas, albeit in a bigger, well-funded way - and I accepted.
That moment in time was the final, terrifying step in my ultimate pivot. I wasn't just changing roles; I was abandoning "certainty" for a wild risk on what would eventually become the Internet. And yet, I've never looked back with regret at the decision I made to move forward. I often wonder what my world would be like today if I had let that regret define my future.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Forty-one years later, my accounting title is an artifact, but the decision to chase a future without a name remains the smartest move I ever made.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
---
Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
--
Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
The move came about because I had been identified by the national office as someone who could implement the opportunities of that 'something big on a nationwide basis. They offered me a position to chase my ideas, albeit in a bigger, well-funded way - and I accepted.
That moment in time was the final, terrifying step in my ultimate pivot. I wasn't just changing roles; I was abandoning "certainty" for a wild risk on what would eventually become the Internet. And yet, I've never looked back with regret at the decision I made to move forward. I often wonder what my world would be like today if I had let that regret define my future.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Forty-one years later, my accounting title is an artifact, but the decision to chase a future without a name remains the smartest move I ever made.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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“Never put yourself in a position in which you regret what you didn’t do. - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Forty-one years ago today, I stepped onto a plane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, heading toward a national office in Toronto, Ontario, and a future that didn't yet have a name.
I was a Chartered Accountant by trade, but my heart was already in the "pipes"—the emerging, messy world of computer connectivity. For three years, I had already immersed myself deep into the opportunities that came from the online world, understanding the power of global collaboration, online research, knowledge acceleration, and disruptive ideas. In my heart and in my mind, I just knew that something big was on the way, and I wanted to be a part of it.
The move came about because I had been identified by the national office as someone who could implement the opportunities of that 'something big on a nationwide basis. They offered me a position to chase my ideas, albeit in a bigger, well-funded way - and I accepted.
That moment in time was the final, terrifying step in my ultimate pivot. I wasn't just changing roles; I was abandoning "certainty" for a wild risk on what would eventually become the Internet. And yet, I've never looked back with regret at the decision I made to move forward. I often wonder what my world would be like today if I had let that regret define my future.
41 years on, I know I did the right thing.
Many times in your life, you will need to confront similar big decisions. Should you make the big, bold leap? Should you take the daring jump into the unknown? Can you really hold your breath, close your eyes, take the plunge into tomorrow, and hope for the best?
If you don't, you might end up regretting not doing the most important thing you should have done.
Never put yourself in that situation.
The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of staying where you are when you know you were meant for what’s next.
Forty-one years later, my accounting title is an artifact, but the decision to chase a future without a name remains the smartest move I ever made.
Don't ask what happens if you fail.
Ask what happens if you never try at all.
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Futurist Jim Carroll has been in the online world since 1982. He's seen it go from its nascent beginnings to the massive global machine that it is today.
**#Regret** **#Leap** **#Decision** **#Courage** **#Risk** **#Future** **#Anniversary** **#Journey** **#Pivot** **#Bold** **#Unknown** **#Voice** **#Trust** **#Freelance** **#Lessons** **#Toronto** **#Halifax** **#Accounting** **#Internet** **#Plunge** **#Try** **#Failure** **#Choice** **#Destiny** **#Onwards**
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The last quality, perseverance, I particularly respect: it is the very hinge of all virtues. — On looking over the world, the cause of nine parts in ten of the lamentable failures which occur in men’s undertakings & darken and degrade so much of their history, lies not in the want of talents or the will to use them, but in the vacillating and desultory mode of using them — in flying from object to object, in starting away at each little disgust, and thus applying the force which might conquer any one difficulty to a series of difficulties so large that no human force can conquer them.
The smallest brook on earth, by continual running, has hollowed out for itself a considerable valley to flow in: the wildest tempest, by its occasional raging, over-turns a few cottages, uproots a few trees, and leaves after a short space no mark behind it. Commend me therefore to the Dutch virtue of perseverance! Without it all the rest are little better than fairy gold, which glitters in your purse, but when taken to the market proves to be — slate or cinders.Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Letter (1822-03-15) to John CarlyleMore about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/29920…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #virtues #commitment #dedication #determination #doggedness #failure #flighty #longgame #longhaul #longterm #overcome #patience #perseverance #resolve #slowandsteady #steadfastness #sticktoit #tenacity #whittle
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The last quality, perseverance, I particularly respect: it is the very hinge of all virtues. — On looking over the world, the cause of nine parts in ten of the lamentable failures which occur in men’s undertakings & darken and degrade so much of their history, lies not in the want of talents or the will to use them, but in the vacillating and desultory mode of using them — in flying from object to object, in starting away at each little disgust, and thus applying the force which might conquer any one difficulty to a series of difficulties so large that no human force can conquer them.
The smallest brook on earth, by continual running, has hollowed out for itself a considerable valley to flow in: the wildest tempest, by its occasional raging, over-turns a few cottages, uproots a few trees, and leaves after a short space no mark behind it. Commend me therefore to the Dutch virtue of perseverance! Without it all the rest are little better than fairy gold, which glitters in your purse, but when taken to the market proves to be — slate or cinders.Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Letter (1822-03-15) to John CarlyleMore about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/29920…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #virtues #commitment #dedication #determination #doggedness #failure #flighty #longgame #longhaul #longterm #overcome #patience #perseverance #resolve #slowandsteady #steadfastness #sticktoit #tenacity #whittle
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The last quality, perseverance, I particularly respect: it is the very hinge of all virtues. — On looking over the world, the cause of nine parts in ten of the lamentable failures which occur in men’s undertakings & darken and degrade so much of their history, lies not in the want of talents or the will to use them, but in the vacillating and desultory mode of using them — in flying from object to object, in starting away at each little disgust, and thus applying the force which might conquer any one difficulty to a series of difficulties so large that no human force can conquer them.
The smallest brook on earth, by continual running, has hollowed out for itself a considerable valley to flow in: the wildest tempest, by its occasional raging, over-turns a few cottages, uproots a few trees, and leaves after a short space no mark behind it. Commend me therefore to the Dutch virtue of perseverance! Without it all the rest are little better than fairy gold, which glitters in your purse, but when taken to the market proves to be — slate or cinders.Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Letter (1822-03-15) to John CarlyleMore about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/29920…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #virtues #commitment #dedication #determination #doggedness #failure #flighty #longgame #longhaul #longterm #overcome #patience #perseverance #resolve #slowandsteady #steadfastness #sticktoit #tenacity #whittle
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The last quality, perseverance, I particularly respect: it is the very hinge of all virtues. — On looking over the world, the cause of nine parts in ten of the lamentable failures which occur in men’s undertakings & darken and degrade so much of their history, lies not in the want of talents or the will to use them, but in the vacillating and desultory mode of using them — in flying from object to object, in starting away at each little disgust, and thus applying the force which might conquer any one difficulty to a series of difficulties so large that no human force can conquer them.
The smallest brook on earth, by continual running, has hollowed out for itself a considerable valley to flow in: the wildest tempest, by its occasional raging, over-turns a few cottages, uproots a few trees, and leaves after a short space no mark behind it. Commend me therefore to the Dutch virtue of perseverance! Without it all the rest are little better than fairy gold, which glitters in your purse, but when taken to the market proves to be — slate or cinders.Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Letter (1822-03-15) to John CarlyleMore about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/29920…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #virtues #commitment #dedication #determination #doggedness #failure #flighty #longgame #longhaul #longterm #overcome #patience #perseverance #resolve #slowandsteady #steadfastness #sticktoit #tenacity #whittle
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The last quality, perseverance, I particularly respect: it is the very hinge of all virtues. — On looking over the world, the cause of nine parts in ten of the lamentable failures which occur in men’s undertakings & darken and degrade so much of their history, lies not in the want of talents or the will to use them, but in the vacillating and desultory mode of using them — in flying from object to object, in starting away at each little disgust, and thus applying the force which might conquer any one difficulty to a series of difficulties so large that no human force can conquer them.
The smallest brook on earth, by continual running, has hollowed out for itself a considerable valley to flow in: the wildest tempest, by its occasional raging, over-turns a few cottages, uproots a few trees, and leaves after a short space no mark behind it. Commend me therefore to the Dutch virtue of perseverance! Without it all the rest are little better than fairy gold, which glitters in your purse, but when taken to the market proves to be — slate or cinders.Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Letter (1822-03-15) to John CarlyleMore about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/29920…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlyle #thomascarlyle #virtues #commitment #dedication #determination #doggedness #failure #flighty #longgame #longhaul #longterm #overcome #patience #perseverance #resolve #slowandsteady #steadfastness #sticktoit #tenacity #whittle
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#EU's Abject #Failure to Correct Course On #Israel
"govts of Spain, Slovenia & Ireland proposed to suspend te EU-Israel Association Agreement. >350 fmr diplomats, 60 NGOs & UN SpecRapporteur also endorsed te proposal to suspend, remind'g EU ministers their obligation to “employ all reasonable means to prevent #genocide”.. Instead Germany & Italy blocked🤦♂️any suspension.. Russia was subject to 20th round of EU sanctions.. EU hasn't impose sanctions on #Israeli #settlements"
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/04/all-talk-no-action-europes-cowardly-refusal-to-correct-course-on-israel.html -
The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate.
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The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate.
-- Thomas J. Watson -
The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate.
-- Thomas J. Watson -
The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate.
-- Thomas J. Watson -
The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate.
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🤦♂️ Sixty years of #failure and this guy thinks he's cracked the code with an "off the record" chat and a product no one can buy. 🎉 Spoiler alert: it's not familiarity that's the enemy, it's the consultant-speak bingo card you've been using as a script. 🤖💥
https://felixbarbalet.com/familiarity-is-the-enemy/ #consultant #speak #tech #news #innovation #HackerNews #ngated -
Familiarity is the enemy: On why Enterprise systems have failed for 60 years
https://felixbarbalet.com/familiarity-is-the-enemy/
#HackerNews #Familiarity #is #the #enemy #Enterprise #systems #failure #technology #innovation #business #insights
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Governments failed to deliver $160m of river improvements including for now-parched NSW wetlands, report finds
“Quite simply the environment is the loser along with the taxpayer...The failure to implement what was promised means that turtles, fish and wetlands die.”
The Greens environment spokesperson, Sarah Hanson-Young, said the report “makes it abundantly clear that despite millions of dollars being splashed around, it has not gone to protecting the river”. >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/governments-failed-to-deliver-160m-of-river-improvements-including-for-now-parched-nsw-wetlands-report-finds
#water #wetlands #failure #MDB #biodiversity #wildlife #EnvironmentalFlows #ecosystems #rivers #NSW #RAMSAR #governance -
Failure on ‘Location Lost’: The ’90s Alt-Rock Pioneers Dissect Their 7th (and Final?) Record
#Music #MusicFeatures #Failure #GregEdwards #HayleyWilliams #KelliiScott #KenAndrews #LocationLost #Music -
“The #failure by both the European Commission and the #EU member states to act appropriately according to #internationallaw, #humanrights and its own values and beliefs is making #Europe #complicit in the #warcrimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by Israel” (Kathleen Van Brempt)
#Wadephul, the foreign minister of #Germany said the proposal to suspend the association agreement was „inappropriate“. (The Guardian)
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"Regret is far more expensive than failure" - Futurist Jim Carroll
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Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series, The Art of the Infinite Pivot, based on 36 lessons from his 36 years as a solo entrepreneur, working as a nomadic worker in the global freelance economy. The series is unfolding here, and at pivot.jimcarroll.com.
--Most people and organizations are paralyzed by a single, haunting question: "What if I fail?"
They spend months (sometimes years) conducting risk assessments and feasibility studies, all designed to protect themselves from the sting of a mistake. They personally try to avoid risk, or in the case of companies, have entire risk management teams, whose goal is to minimize and eliminate risk. They insulate themselves from bold moves because they cannot bear to see things go wrong.
And in doing so, they miss out on a lot of opportunity - and come to regret it later.
What's worse? Trying to do something and seeing it go wrong? Or thinking back years later, "I should have tried to do it!"
In my own 36-year voyage, I’ve learned that the most dangerous risk isn't the pivot that goes wrong: it's the pivot that never happens. We need to stop obsessing over the cost of a "miss" and start focusing on the only question that truly matters: "What if I never try at all?"
Think of it this way: failure is a temporary setback but a valuable asset. You can learn from it, adjust, and pivot again. But the idea of never trying at all results in a permanent loss of potential. You don't learn and become stuck where you are, missing out on the chance to go where you should be going.
I’ve sat in boardrooms with legacy companies that are now obsolete, not because they made a bad bet, but because they were too afraid to place a bet at all. They chose the "safety" of the status quo, only to find that the status quo had moved on without them.
The Infinite Pivot isn't about being fearless; it’s about being more afraid of standing still than you are of moving forward. When you look back at your career or your company’s history a decade from now, you won't remember the small stumbles.
You will only remember the doors you were too scared to open.
Remember: the risk of the unknown is manageable.
But the cost of "what if" or "if only" is infinite.
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Futurist Jim Carroll believes that having a case of the 'if-only's' is worse than suffering from a case of the 'whoops!'
**#Regret** **#Failure** **#Risk** **#Action** **#TryAnyway** **#Pivot** **#Fear** **#Opportunity** **#Paralysis** **#Courage** **#Learning** **#StatusQuo** **#WhatIf** **#Bold** **#Decisions** **#Movement** **#Forward** **#Lessons** **#Freelance** **#Legacy** **#Potential** **#Doors** **#Standing** **#Moving** **#Onwards**
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/04/decoding-tomorrow-the-infinite-pivot-series-11-regret-is-far-more-expensive-than-failure/