http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/02/in-praise-of-failure-the-key-ingredient-to-childrens-success-experts-say-is-not-success/
Failing earlier on in life gives us that ability to not freak out when it happens later on. Working on a hard mathematics problem is not to be afraid while feeling stupid. When you feel stupid, don't say to yourself, I'm stupid, but rather this problem is hard. I'll have to work hard on this, try out lots of different ways to figure this out, and not give up too soon. Just because you feel stupid doesn't mean you are stupid. Sometimes you have to be brave and endure feeling stupid for days, weeks, months, or even years, but if you keep working on the problem, you can break through and feel glad that you didn't give up. Feeling stupid is a sign you are working on a hard problem. It's not a reason to give up.
Failing earlier on in life gives us that ability to not freak out when it happens later on. Working on a hard mathematics problem is not to be afraid while feeling stupid. When you feel stupid, don't say to yourself, I'm stupid, but rather this problem is hard. I'll have to work hard on this, try out lots of different ways to figure this out, and not give up too soon. Just because you feel stupid doesn't mean you are stupid. Sometimes you have to be brave and endure feeling stupid for days, weeks, months, or even years, but if you keep working on the problem, you can break through and feel glad that you didn't give up. Feeling stupid is a sign you are working on a hard problem. It's not a reason to give up.
