seems like a good thing to ask. I love deep questions like this.
2006-06-23 08:25:21 · 7 answers · asked by dread pirate lavenderbeard 4 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
again I say LOL...
But to answer this I would say you succeeded at failing.
2006-06-23 08:36:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since failure was the objective, then you are successful. Mission accomplished. Remember, the failed objective was the measure of success in this question.
For example, say you are on a date with someone you don't really like and you wish to fail to impress them. You then fail to open doors for her, don't pay the tab, and you don't kiss her goodnight. Of course, it is quite possible that she mistakes all this as trying to play hard to get, in which case your attempted failure would have failed!! So now you would be a failure at failing and she's calling about when you will go on the next date. Oh, God. And she was SUCH a BORE!! Of course, your problem might have been the word "try" - in stupid Yoda logic, it is either fail or fail not - there is no try to fail!
Ok, not good enough for you? Suppose you want to fail your multiple choice chemistry test so that you can convince that cute coed that you really do need help with your homework. You decide to randomly select answers on the test without looking at the questions, but - without realizing it - select all the right answers! You have failed to fail! We can't exactly call you a "failure to succeed," but you definitely missed your own goal. A better plan would have been to know the answers, read the questions, and make sure you selected all of the wrong answers. Again, that wouldn't have involved trying, but already knowing you would definitely fail.
Remember: In failing to plan to fail, you have already accidentally succeeded! Err... or something like that...
2006-06-23 15:56:27 · answer #2 · answered by Cheshire Cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You haven't accomplished anything but what you set out to do. I call that succeeding. Who defines success? If you want to fail by societies standards and do, you have succeeded by your own definition of the word. The goal defines the way to succeed.
2006-06-23 15:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It follows the 'is the glass half full of half empty' notion. I suppose a more optimistic person would mark it down as success, while a less optimistic person would say that failure is failure. It's a bit of a paradox, and it's a very good one: the type that brings a smile to your lips.
I have another one: 'This sentence is false.' Think about it awhile. It's a real brain-teaser.
2006-06-23 15:38:28 · answer #4 · answered by Lien21890 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
succeed in failing
2006-06-23 15:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by str8tupgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have succeeded to fail.
2006-06-23 15:28:03 · answer #6 · answered by Professor Riddle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You failed.
2006-06-23 15:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by jack f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋