"Tom's neighbor is a member of a group called Extreme Desert Gardeners. The group tries to grow things that shouldn't grow well in the desert. His neighbor's yard is a rotating experiment. Some experiments work, and some don't, but his neighbor never seems to get discouraged. She just tries again. That unfazed quality is central to an experimenter's mindset. Once you develop it, it spreads to other areas of your life, becomes a source of resilience, and helps keep you mentally agile."
"Most people don't operate with an experimenter's mindset. To learn from others' thinking patterns and receive encouragement, join an experimentation-oriented community that interests you. For example, you might familiarize yourself with the "beer money" subreddit, which is devoted to low-effort side gigs that bring in a little extra cash (it has nothing to do with beer!). Or, you might participate in a community of people using AI for automation or to create AI-driven businesses."
An experimenter's mindset treats failure as data rather than discouragement. Progress emerges from repeated testing, especially of the most uncertain parts of an endeavor. Regular experimentation helps people adapt to change and stress and builds mental agility. Real-world examples include gardeners who rotate experiments without discouragement and inventors who persist through many unsuccessful attempts before breakthroughs. Building the mindset benefits from joining experimentation-oriented communities to learn thinking patterns and receive encouragement. Desensitizing oneself to non-reward reduces delay after setbacks and normalizes brief stings such as social silence, enabling faster resumption of testing and iterative learning.
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