Some of the world's greatest inventions were created only after much trial and error by a very persistent person. They were often told that what they were trying to do was impossible and to just give it up. Only after they succeeded were they recognized as a genius instead of as a fool.
Today's mantra of 'fail fast' discourages the kind of steady work required to solve some problems. If a solution can't be found in a very short time, they tell you to give up. This can be beneficial in some cases, but some problems are just not easily solved.
How you deal with this, really is dependent on what kind of person you are. If you are patient and willing to stick with something over a long time, then you could create something truly unique. If you get too anxious when a quick solution eludes you, maybe go with the fail fast method.
Worth pointing out that sometimes things really are impossible. If an MBA tells you something is impossible, it is probably just really hard. If a physicist tells you your idea violates conservation of energy, it is probably not worth wasting your life chasing it.
Survivorship bias at play here. World's greatest inventors who happened to work relentlessly at something important. Although I am sure they had their own good reasons to believe in it.
Today's mantra of 'fail fast' discourages the kind of steady work required to solve some problems. If a solution can't be found in a very short time, they tell you to give up. This can be beneficial in some cases, but some problems are just not easily solved.
How you deal with this, really is dependent on what kind of person you are. If you are patient and willing to stick with something over a long time, then you could create something truly unique. If you get too anxious when a quick solution eludes you, maybe go with the fail fast method.