"One big cause for procrastination is that people are afraid of failure, of not meeting others' expectations," Stone adds.

“拖延症的一个主要原因是人们害怕失败，害怕不能满足别人的期望。”斯通接着说。

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Most people don't try new things because of their fear of failure. Failing is not something to be afraid of.

大多数人因为害怕失败而不会去尝试新的事物。

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Failure is not something tp be afraid of.

失败并不是什么值得害怕的东西。

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Entrepreneurs should not be afraid to use the terms failure and practice interchangeably, since investors often conclude that startups learn more from failure than from success.

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One of the benefits of having lived a life with plenty of failure, both personal and professional, is that I am not afraid to take risk.

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