I recently read a brilliant quote by Thomas Edison. He was asked how it had felt to fail 700 times in his discovering electricity. He said “I didn’t fail 700 times, I succeeded in proving that those 700 ways won’t work.” … I don’t plan on inventing or discovering any natural phenomena or anything but I can really relate to the dude and how he felt. In all my problems, I’ve never stopped doing or trying, seeking out ways to solve my problems. None of them have worked, so it comes down the point of, wow maybe it’s me? (more…)