Don't Stop

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

B. F. Skinner

How Stuff Works has an article that lists “15 Of The Coolest Accidental Inventions .” There’s a few notable food items like Corn Flakes, chocolate chip cookies, and potato chips. Of course Post-It Notes and velcro are on the list. And then there’s the Play-Doh, Silly Putty, and Slinky which were inventions born out of more serious attempts at a product that initially failed and, with the help of some imagination, turned into toys that bring joy.

About the author

B. F. Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist, behaviorist, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974.