Dang! ...I hit the wrong button!

Mistakes make us stronger and our craft better. The more mistakes we make, the more we learn… or should.

Sure, there is an intelligence capacity at play, but even a vine can learn the path that is dangerous to it and seek safe climbing. I see it every time I tackle the rainforest jungle that is my yard.

By objectively examining our mistakes, we make discoveries that improve our design and methodology. Screw-ups also give us insight to our chosen medium, whe…