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Old 03-12-2007, 08:16 PM   #31 (permalink)
Michael Chui
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It's a 30-year-old reference, sorry if you didn't get it. I'll explain. The word 'try' inherently implies that you don't know whether or not it will actually succeed.

"I will try this" means something different from "I will do this". There is no implicit "Gee, I might fail. I don't know if I will succeed. I don't know what I'm doing." Instead, you simply do. You don't fail, because you are aware and knowledgeable already. You do it, and you do it right, because you can.

If you're busy trying, you spend half the time holding yourself back because you're uncertain.
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