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TED Talks Society and Culture

We should aim for perfection -- and stop fearing failure | Jon Bowers

TED Talks Society and Culture

TED

Inspiration, Education, Society & Culture, Entertainment, Tech Demo, Design, Creativity, Tedtalks, Ted, Science, Ted Talks, Technology

4.1794 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2017

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

Sometimes trying your best isn't enough; when the situation demands it, you need to be perfect. For Jon Bowers, who runs a training facility for professional delivery drivers, the stakes are high -- 100 people in the US die every day in car accidents -- and it's perfection, or "a willingness to do what is difficult to achieve what is right," that he looks to achieve. He explains why we should all be equally diligent about striving toward perfection in everything we do, even if it means failing along the way.

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