Making mistakes is the right thing to do

This, presumably imaginary, exchange, attributed to Jacques Barber by this University of Pennsylvania web page, was recently quoted by Stefan Stern, the management columnist in the FT who seems to be in grave danger of becoming my new best web friend. Please, Stefan, be assured that I am not a stalker, and that I love you only for your mind. 

"Sir, What is the secret of your success?"

"Two words"

"And, Sir, what are they?"

"Right decisions."

"And how do you make right decisions?"

"One word."

"And, What is that?"

"Experience."

"And how do you get Experience?"

"Two words"

"And, Sir, what are they?"

"Wrong decisions."

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[ja]

That's from Will Rogers.

"Good judgement comes from experience. And experience generally comes from bad judgement".