Failing at DIY
This optional section looks at the effects of failing at DIY in a good way. The below resources highlight an inevitable aspect of DIY: when it doesn't work quite right.
We believe with every fail comes a learning experience. We encourage you to explore one or more of the listed resources discussing failure and DIY.
Roman Mars talks about why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed
(video - 18 minutes)
Simone Giertz is Queen of Crappy Robots. The inventor and YouTube star creates some of the world's most dangerous (and pointless) contraptions.
(video - 6 minutes)
Insightful Ted Talks to inspire and motivate.
(video playlist)
This article discusses why failure is the key to innovation and different types of failures.
(article)
A forum dedicated to DIY fails.
(social media forum)
This article lists way to use failure to motivate and drive the learning experience.
(article)
“No human ever became interesting by not failing.
The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person.
Ever meet someone who’s always had everything work out for them with zero struggle?
They usually have the depth of a puddle. Or they don’t exist.”
- Chris Hardwick