But even if he had not made this idiotic mistake, his life would have been tinged with failure.

但是，即使他没犯这个愚蠢的错误，他的一生也会被失败略微着色。

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I reasoned that the sole attempt of trying to avoid any kind of failure by any means would lead to the irrevocable mistake of not trying at all, which isn't a promising option.

我的理由是那些试图用各种各样的方法避开失败会直接导致根本不敢去尝试的无法挽回的错误，这真的不是一个好的选择。

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Another common mistake is our failure to develop a clear picture of where we should be today.

另一个普遍的错误是，我们没能开发出今天我们应该所处的地方的清楚的画面。

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And this is called the Pratfall Effect, that our liking for the competent person grows when they make a mistake, when they do something embarrassing, when they have a failure experience. Okay?

心理学上，这叫“失态效应，我们对有能力之人的喜爱之情再次升华,当他们犯错，出洋相，经历很衰的事情时？

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