Fun, funny failure

My 2yo son taught me another great business lesson today.

When we’re playing with his ball run (where you drop balls on ramps and they cascade down to the bottom), he revealed something to me.

When I threw the ball onto the ramp and it landed perfectly, I’d say “Yay!”

A success.

To which he would smile, pick it up, and give it back to me.

When I threw the ball and it bounced off in a random direction, I’d say “D’oh!”

A failure.

To which he would laugh hysterically, say “d’oh d’oh d’oh!”, and give it back to me.

He found the failures far more enjoyable than the successes.

The failures made things interesting.
The failures made things exciting.
The failures made it more playable.
The failures made us laugh more.

Success isn’t the point. Enjoying the process is the point.

Failure has a bad reputation. But it shouldn’t. It’s absolutely hilarious, and makes the game far more enjoyable.