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#QOTD 18 November 2024 - Which is worse: failing or never trying?
thorny rune
quaint kraken
falling
slim gate
I’m so afraid of failing that I never try
amber horizon
never trying
pulsar lion
Failing
lapis ibex
failing.
winter kayak
Never trying
craggy ridge
Never trying
compact vessel
never trying but my brain is convinced its failing
tranquil echo
failing
thorny rune
Never trying for me these days
icy sparrow
Failure is the journey to success. Or not. So never trying is worse.
late yew
Never trying
random haven
never trying
cyan nacelle
Never failing
compact vessel
at least if you fail you can see where you went wrong
late yew
I can't get anythin outta never trying at least failing can produce a thought to build on
woven kettle
Depends, but I guess I'll say never trying
harsh axle
Personally, never trying isn't scary, but regretful. Failing is scary though. They are both equally bad, but different emotions.
And since failing is the only one I personally find scary, its scarier by default.
craggy ridge
Never failing
Don't test me 
limber ridge
Never trying
winter kayak
Never failing
cyan nacelle
sage pond
Failing is scarier to us but not trying is more harmful to you in the long run
My experience, fear has ruined my life
abstract laurel
Never trying
tulip vigil
The important part is watching others fail, so you don't have to try
narrow juniper
it depends on what. I could try to jump into a box of razor blades and fail, but it's better i never try it to begin with
solid hound
It also depends if the process itself is any fun,, like I personally really like drawing, even if the result itself is a failure, because I just like doing it
vale belfry
It depends on the consequences for failure.
If it’s something like trying something new that is relatively safe, then never trying is worse. If it’s something like defending someone’s right to exist, then failure is worse.
keen yacht
Never trying. I see trying as about deciding to take action while failure and success are about standards that value or devalue that trying according to their own criteria that may be outside of our control or have nothing to do with what trying actually means to us or for us.
neon crater
I have regrets from both failing and never trying, but they're bigger with never trying.
glass helm
failing is worsw
unique fable
delicate cipher
probably failing, but its still worth a shot
north bobcat
Never trying. If I'm not trying, there's an internal feeling of helplessness that I just can't shake. It's that feeling that makes it worse.
failure can be painful, but there's merit in it. not trying just makes me feel like dirt.
steel jetty
trick question, both
patent bear
"who doesn't play, doesn't drink champagne" so it's worse to never try
snow prairie
In my personal experience. I wish I let myself fail at so many things. Being a chronic overthinker who also cares far too much about others' perception of me, I didn't even let myself try, just to spare me the pain from a failure that may well have never come to pass, or even open up new and better opportunities or connections for myself.
Of course I understand that it depends on who you are and your specific circumstances, and in some cases the consequence of failure might not be worth what you may gain from success, and that's for you to use your judgement and decide for yourself. I don't mean to say it's ever easy to shake off the fears and doubts, but I look back often and wish I was a little more willing to take the step and maybe fall on my face a couple times.
fervent knoll
never trying
wary jacinth
It depends on the situation
proud flicker