I often (only semi-jokingly) expect the worst, so that anything else is, indeed, the pleasant surprise.
It takes a certain awareness of oneself not to get too down about the many failures, and also a sense of humor to look back and laugh about what now seems like so many futile efforts.
Glad to find others with the same view on failure - respectful, not contemptuous.
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Adam joined
Developer, web designer, indie game enthusiast, and streamer. I lead and develop for Zero Hour Productions, LLC - my streaming production and game development company (zerohour-productions.net); I stream regularly on Twitch (questforsemiglory.com, twitch.tv/questforsemiglory)