It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

When things are going to hell in a Hula Hoop, it is well to remember the wisdom of Yogi Berra.

It Ain't Ovenr Until It's Over

Until is the most important word there.  As in, the fat lady is finishing up, the credits are rolling, the parking lot is filling up with motorists anxious to get on the road home. 

Another important idea is that when you are reaching the end of your rope, you might want to tie a knot in the end of it to make it easier to hang on.

Sometimes you also need something else to do, other than what you've been doing.  The reason for that is simple.  When you are living breathing proof that doing the same thing over and over and getting the same result, you have to do something different to get a different result.

Doing the same thing, repeating that same thing, over and over--all while you expect a different result is the very definition of insanity.  It is also the definition of not paying attention to the best way to get a different, workable result.  Workable, tolerable, acceptable, functional results aren't found when the results before weren't good, aren't going to happen if you do the same thing again and again.

Edison made thousands of non-functional light bulbs before he found that one light bulb that worked.

He called those failing light bulbs learning experiences.  He learned a lot from the ones that didn't work.  Most importantly, he learned NOT to make light bulbs using the failed models.

So, Edison kept on coming up with Plan B.  Call it Plan Light Bulb. Plan Bulb.  Plan B.

From I Can Has Cheezburger

Do something different and get a different result..  Evaluate.  Adjust.  Try again.

That's all there is to it.  Try something different, a Plan B, then a Plan C, D, E, F,G, and so on.  Until, that is, you get to Plan W.

As in Wonderful!

All I hope is that no one has to go through 3000 different plans to get the one that works.  It might come to that, but the kind of determination to work through 2999 failures is, these days, almost more than my brain can think about without trembling in fear of failure that makes me chuck the whole idea long before Plan B--the 1000th variation has been reached.